"Frauenbildnis" ("Portrait of a Lady") - 1918 After Egon Schiele. Provenance: small edition printed in Vienna by the State Print Office of Austria (Staatsdruckerei Österreich) on high quality paper in 1951. Signed and dated in the plate with "Egon Schiele 1918", year of the artist's death. This rare print, which demonstrate Schiele's distinctive style, is very well preserved after all these years. It hasn't ever been framed. It has been stored throughout the 70+ years since it was printed. Please see pictures for details about its exact condition. From a private collection, Austria. This print is very hard to find as the majority are now in institutions or in private collections. Prints from this series have sold for more than 1500€ on Catawiki. Please note: this is an original phototype from 1951, not a later reproduction or giclee print, which are far more common. This print will be very securely packed (see reviews) and shipped worldwide insured with a Track and Trace code. The printing process is of the highest quality and is almost comparable to the original. Today there are only 3 printers in the whole world that use this. The color image is split - from light to dark - into up to 25 colors and then printed on top of each other in as many print cycles. This technique was mainly used in small editions. 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 raw sexuality and the many self-portraits the artist made. The twisted body shapes and expressive line that characterize Schiele's works mark the artist as an early exponent of expressionism.