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fromThe New Yorker
3 days ago

What Egon Schiele Saw at the Hospital

Egon Schiele's distinctive distorted body depictions were shaped by his relationship with Dr. Erwin von Graff, who provided access to patients at a Vienna women's clinic.
fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events
4 months ago

French film brings the drama behind a Nazi-looted Schiele painting to life

An auctioneer is like a plastic surgeon. You have to trust them," she says. "So I trust you." She entrusts her piece to André Masson (played by the actor Alex Lutz)-a character named for the French Surrealist painter-who explains to his new assistant: "The fantastic part of the job is turning up a real rarity. You're Indiana Jones. But 99% of the time is soliciting. Like a whore.
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fromOpen Culture
6 months ago

How Egon Schiele Made Enduring Art from His Troubled Life and Times

Egon Schiele used an angular, economical line to render psychological self-portraits that fuse eroticism, suffering, and body distortion into a distinctive expressive voice.
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fromTheartnewspaper
8 months ago

Nudes by Tamara de Lempicka and Jenny Saville lead quiet Sotheby's Modern and contemporary sale

Sotheby's managed a sale amid a bearish market, but results show muted interest and a fall below pre-sale estimates.
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fromNew York Post
10 months ago

'Monumental' NYC ruling on Nazi-looted art tied to inspiration for Joel Grey character in 'Cabaret'

The Art Institute of Chicago's legal battle over a Nazi-looted drawing highlights significant jurisdictional implications for stolen art recovery in New York.
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fromTheartnewspaper
10 months ago

Judge orders the Art Institute of Chicago to restitute Nazi-looted Schiele drawing

A New York judge has ruled that the Art Institute of Chicago must return a Nazi-looted Egon Schiele drawing to its rightful owners.
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