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Egon Schiele

1890 - 1918

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Egon Leo Adolf Ludwig Schiele (German: [ˈeːɡɔn ˈʃiːlə] ; 12 June 1890 – 31 October 1918) was an Austrian Expressionist painter. His work is noted for its intensity and its raw sexuality, and for the many self-portraits the artist produced, including nude self-portraits. The twisted body shapes and the expressive line that characterize Schiele's paintings and drawings mark the artist as an early exponent of Expressionism. Gustav Klimt, a figurative painter of the early 20th century, was a mentor to Schiele. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Egon Schiele is the 59th most popular painter, the 40th most popular biography from Austria (down from 35th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Austrian Painter.

Egon Schiele is most famous for his intense, often sexualized, self-portraits.

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Among painters, Egon Schiele ranks 59 out of 2,023. Before him are Artemisia Gentileschi, Georges Braque, Camille Pissarro, Jean-Antoine Watteau, Giorgione, and Giovanni Bellini. After him are Domenico Ghirlandaio, Diego Rivera, Kazimir Malevich, Jean-François Millet, Piero della Francesca, and J. M. W. Turner.

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Among people born in 1890, Egon Schiele ranks 10. Before him are Dwight D. Eisenhower, Lawrence Bragg, Vyacheslav Molotov, Friedrich Paulus, Boris Pasternak, and H. P. Lovecraft. After him are Alfred Jodl, Karel Čapek, Fritz Lang, George II of Greece, Kurt Lewin, and Bacha Khan. Among people deceased in 1918, Egon Schiele ranks 8. Before him are Gustav Klimt, Claude Debussy, Abdul Hamid II, Alexandra Feodorovna, Gavrilo Princip, and Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia. After him are Guillaume Apollinaire, Mehmed V, Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia, Georg Cantor, Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia, and Karl Ferdinand Braun.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Egon Schiele ranks 40 out of 1,424. Before him are Johann Strauss I (1804), Anton Bruckner (1824), Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (1578), Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (1640), Arnold Schoenberg (1874), and Herbert von Karajan (1908). After him are Konrad Lorenz (1903), Viktor Frankl (1905), Hedy Lamarr (1914), Archduchess Gisela of Austria (1856), Karl Landsteiner (1868), and Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor (1557).

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Among PAINTERS In Austria

Among painters born in Austria, Egon Schiele ranks 2. Before him are Gustav Klimt (1862). After him are Oskar Kokoschka (1886), Angela Hitler (1883), Koloman Moser (1868), Hans Makart (1840), Peter Fendi (1796), Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller (1793), Raoul Hausmann (1886), Friedrich von Amerling (1803), Moritz von Schwind (1804), and Peter Johann Nepomuk Geiger (1805).

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