Egon Schiele (1890-1918), after - Arnold Schönberg

Original heliogravure on thick quality paper with the signature in the plate. This reproduction of Egon Schiele was printed in 1950 in a limited, small edition by the Austrian State Printing House. This reproduction has never been framed and is well preserved.

These reproductions are difficult to locate because they are held by official institutions or in private collections. Specimens from the same series have previously sold on Catawiki for more than 1500 euros. A certificate and additional information are an integral part of this lot.

Egon Schiele (June 12, 1890 – October 31, 1918) was an Austrian painter. Schiele was a protégé of Gustav Klimt and an important figurative painter of the early 20th century. His work is known for its intensity and its raw sexuality and the many self-portraits the artist created. The twisted body forms and the expressive line that characterize Schiele's works mark the artist as an early exponent of Expressionism.

The printing process is of the highest quality and is virtually identical to the original. Today there are only three printing workshops in the world that still apply this. The color image is split—from light to dark—into a maximum of 25 colors and then printed on top of each other in as many print cycles. This technique was mainly used in small editions.

This reproduction is safely packed between two pressed plates and insuredly shipped with a Track and Trace code.