Egon Schiele (Big Series Art) [Hardcover]

Wolfgang Georg; Schiele, Egon; Fischer, Woflgang Georg Fischer (Author)

Book Description

Series: Big Series Art | Publication Date: July 1, 1998

Egon Schiele (1890-1918), together with Klimt, is seen as the most important Austrian artist of his time - but who was he and why does his art compel our attention as it does? This study attempts to find the "real" Schiele, examining his life and work through his major oils and erotic drawings.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 200 pages
• Publisher: Taschen (July 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3822872237
• ISBN-13: 978-3822872239
• Product Dimensions: 12 x 9.6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,745,577 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent overview of one of Modern's cutting edge artists, May 8, 2001

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Thomas Lapins (Orlando, Florida USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Egon Schiele (Big Series Art) (Hardcover)

Jammed with photos of Schiele, the different subjects and styles from his short career, and background information. This book also serves as a biography in many ways. Schiele's style is full of life's decay and resurrection. His work is only seen as being decadent because we have alienated ourselves so completely from nature and human nature. The natural decay of life is only ugly when one thinks one is above it all or removed from the process. His young nude girls have a silken decadence that glimpses into our natural beauty and being. Instead of turning from the mirror when one sees something less than what one wants to see, Schiele turns the spotlight on until the image is engraved into our psyche. The power of his colors and strokes and images are second to none. He's controversial. But so is Darwin. He tells us things we don't want to hear or see.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Satisfactory for a Finicky Buyer, September 14, 2002

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Daniel Clode - See all my reviews

This review is from: Egon Schiele (Big Series Art) (Hardcover)

Not a "complete collection" of his work, although it does claim to reproduce all of his 'major' oils. It would seem that, given he died before the age of 30, his entire known work or paintings could have been reproduced in one book. Nevertheless, this book does represent a more complete collection that I have seen in any other Schiele books to date. I have been hanging out to get a good book of his work, and finally purchased when I saw this one in a bookshop. In other publications, the colour balance of some works has been a little different (for example I have seen more vibrant/colourful versions of the family squatting).

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Intriguing and Encouraging, May 3, 2000

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Curtis Barton (Houston, Texas United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Egon Schiele (Paperback)

Reading this book was a great addition to the course I took with Alessandra Comini. She is a brilliant scholar and an amazing member of faculty at Southern Methodist University.

This book on Schiele gives a detailed account of the life that inspired the beautiful paintings. The read isn't difficult but is clearly articulated by Comini. It is evident that her studies were detailed and well thought out.

This book is highly recommended for a couple of reasons. 1) Comini was one of the first scholars to look into the life of Schile and she did a great job of showing how he impacted art. 2) The plates included with the book are all sharp images and are explained in ways you cannot get in any other art book.

Comini has explained the motivations of an often mysterious artist without seeming pretentious. This elusive art can be enjoyed by everyone because of the clear explanations in this beautiful book.