Egon Schiele Masterpieces of Art - New Edition

Austrian painter Egon Schiele, who was mentored by Gustav Klimt, is best-known for his figurative works, with their defiantly confrontational air and their bold contortions. This book features an introduction to the life and art of the talented painter, and beautifully reproduced full-page artworks in an appealing hardback gift book.

About the author

Rosalind Ormiston is a researcher, lecturer and author in art, architecture and design history. She lectures in art and architectural history at Kingston University, London. Her recent publications include Colour Source Book, Alphonse Mucha: Masterworks, Art Deco: The Golden Age of Graphic Art and Illustration; Michelangelo: His Life and Works in 500 Images and Leonardo da Vinci: His Life and Works in 500 Images.

Summary

Austrian painter Egon Schiele, who was mentored by Gustav Klimt, is best-known for his figurative works, with their defiantly confrontational air and their bold contortions. This book features an introduction to the life and art of the talented painter, and beautifully reproduced full-page artworks in an appealing hardback gift book.

Product details

• Authors: Rosalind Ormiston, Ormiston Rosalind
• Publisher: Flame Tree Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2017
• EAN: 9781786640284
• ISBN: 978-1-78664-028-4
• No. of pages: 128
• Series: Masterpieces of Art
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; austria, ART / European, ART / History / Modern (late 19th Century to 1945), History of Art, Early 20th century c 1900 to c 1950, Art & design styles: c 1900 to c 1960, Art & Design