Mödling II (1918)
Technique: Giclée quality print
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The painting depicts a densely packed cluster of houses, rendered in a fragmented, almost cubist style. The buildings are portrayed with sharp angles and thick outlines, creating a sense of clutter and compactness. The color palette is muted, featuring shades of gray, beige, and hints of blue and green, which contributes to an overall somber and subdued atmosphere. Some roofs appear steep, typical of traditional European architecture, and various small windows punctuate the walls, hinting at the life within. The tight composition and the overlapping of structures enhance the feeling of a cramped, bustling village. One of the buildings features a visible church tower or steeple, suggesting a central role in the community enclosed within the painting’s boundaries.
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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.