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Friday, March 25, 2005
Egon Schiele
Van Gogh Museum: 25.03.05 - 19.06.05
On 25 March 2005 the Van Gogh Museum will open a remarkable exhibition of
work by the Viennese Expressionist Egon Schiele (1890-1918). Around twenty
paintings and eighty watercolours will be shown. This is the first Schiele retrospective
in the Netherlands.
Originally profoundly influenced by Gustav Klimt, Schiele soon began to forge his wn path. His expressive style had little to do with traditional aesthetic ideas, evolving instead from his desire to express personal emotion. Apart from the prevailing erotic motifs, his oeuvre is also remarkable for his many impressive portraits. He was less concerned with recording their superficial likeness than with revealing their innermost emotions. ...
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