Egon Schiele Drawings at Auction I think Egon Schiele is the most amazing draftsman. He would have to be the greatest artist to have picked up a pencil in the last 200 years. It's a pity he died so young though (1890-1918). Perhaps if he had lived longer he may have mastered the brush as well as he mastered the stick (pencil).

Anyway, if my credit card extended a little further than it currently does ($2,500 credit limit), I would love to be bidding on several major Egon Schiele works to be auctioned in London on February 4. There's some details on the Schieles at ArtDaily or go to view the actual works at Christies (Browse catalogues and go to the month of February - Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale).


Mutter und Kind
Auction Estimate: 1,500,000 - 2,000,000 British pounds


Frau in Unterwäsche und Strümpfen (Valerie Neuzil)
Auction Estimate: 800,000 - 1,200,000 British pounds


Selbstbildnis (recto); Liegende Frau (verso)
Auction Estimate: 800,000 - 1,200,000 British pounds


Stehender Mann (recto); Liebespaar (verso)
Auction Estimate: 1,500,000 - 2,000,000 British pounds


Erich Lederer
Auction Estimate: 400,000 - 600,000 British pounds


Selbstbildnis, Kopf (recto); Porträt Hans Massmann (verso)
Auction Estimate: 700,000 - 1,000,000 British pounds

I was just going to add one Egon Schiele drawing to the post, but I couldn't decide which one to choose..
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