Egon Schiele: The Radical Nude, Courtauld Gallery Somerset House, October 23, 2014 - January 18, 2015
Not many artists have been able to depict the human body so carnally – and to portray it in all of its realistic harshness and unpolished, sometimes crippled glory – as Austrian artist Egon Schiele (1890-1918), the famous protégé of fellow Austrian Gustav Klimt. Schiele was only 20 years old when he drew one of his first nude self-portraits. In this famous work, a yellowish green, naked man sits unnaturally contorted against a white canvas background, appearing introspective and withdrawn.
Schiele painted the portrait at a time when psychoanalysis was all the rage, and along the lines of a passage written by his contemporary, Franz Kafka: “When you stand before me and look at me, what do you know about the pain that is within me, and what do I know of yours?” Skilfully made expressive drawings and sometimes mere silhouette lines were Schiele’s trademark feature, which he used to represent people, objects and emotions. The Radical Nude is the most comprehensive exhibition to date of the artist’s works in the United Kingdom.
Courtauld Gallery Somerset House
The Strand
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