Egon Schiele was an Austrian expresionist painter. He had a very interesting way of painting and I find that each stroke of his is strong and speaks a great deal.
Self Portrait
Dead Mother
I really like this picture as I find it a very dark but beautiful way of expressing the relationship between a mother and a child. The mother is drawn skinny with sharper and more defined brush strokes as if she is almost losing her life after giving birth to her child. She is holding her baby tightly, close to her, giving all the love she can in her final hours. It shows her lament because she may not be around for her child. On the other hand, the baby has pink cheeks full of life, using softer colours and strokes and has a peaceful expression though he/she is surrounded by death. The black strokes encircle the two figures putting more attention to them. I find this a very interesting way of expressing 'ignorance is bliss'.
I like this painting. He has used swift turns and curls in his brush strokes and emphasised colour on certain parts of the man, the coat, but has left other parts of his body as mere lines to indicate their presence.
In this painting he has changed the direction of a simple line as he has in many of his work, which has accentuated the detail and texture of the lady's dress.
Self Portrait
I love how he his lines are so free and loosely drawn yet are in so much control, allowing just a mark on the
paper to do all the talking making it seem so effortless.
Another self portrait i like in which he has only used two tones.
