Nacktes Paar (Nude Couple) (1911)
Egon Schiele1911 · Landscape · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1918)
Specifications
- Year
- 1911
- Nationality / school
- Austrian
- Lifespan
- 1890–1918
About the artwork
"Nacktes Paar (Nude Couple)" (1911) is a work by Egon Schiele. Background on Abstract: Movements of later decades, including Abstract Expressionism and geometric abstraction, carried non-representational ideas into new scales and materials. It emerged in the early twentieth century, when several artists in Europe and Russia developed non-representational painting during the 1910s. Context for 1911: The first decades of the twentieth century were a period of rapid experiment, with Fauvism, Expressionism, Cubism, Futurism, and the first abstract painting appearing within a few years of each other. Posters, magazines, and illustrated books were major ways for the public to meet new art and design. The catalogue places it in Abstract. The format is landscape.
"Nacktes Paar (Nude Couple)" is shown in the onlly.art catalogue for reference and browsing. A landscape format suits wide, low wall spaces such as the stretch above a bed, mantel, or sideboard. Abstract compositions work through rhythm, colour, and form, which makes them especially effective in modern interiors and in spaces that need a strong visual accent without a literal narrative. Browsing works by the same artist, or from the same period, is a good way to compare styles before choosing what suits your space.
About the artist
Austrian, 1890–1918
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