Portrait of a Child (Anton Peschka, Jr.) (1916)
Technique: Giclée quality print
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The painting depicts a young child, mostly in profile, looking downward and to the left. The child has curly blonde hair and wears a vibrant orange-red jacket. The sleeves of the jacket are turned up slightly, revealing a multi-colored striped sleeve underneath. Wrapped around the child's upper body is a shawl or blanket, featuring an array of patterns and colors including beige, green, yellow, and grey, all bordered by a vivid green and orange stripe. The legs are adorned with multi-colored stripes that run vertically down the pants, meeting at socks that are similarly striped but in different shades. The child’s feet appear in brown and beige footwear. The background of the painting is a plain, unadorned tan color, focusing attention on the figure and its layered, colorful attire.
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Egon Schiele was an Austrian painter. A protégé of Gustav Klimt, Schiele was a major figurative painter of the early 20th century. His work is noted for its intensity and its raw sexuality, and 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.