Sale 05PT02 | Lot 168

Egon Schiele Austrian, 1890-1918 BILDNISS (JUNGER MANN, KOPF), PORTRAIT (HEAD OF A YOUNG MAN)

Catalogue: Modern & Contemporary and European & American Art
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Egon Schiele Austrian, 1890-1918 BILDNISS (JUNGER MANN, KOPF), PORTRAIT (HEAD OF A YOUNG MAN)

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Lot 168
Egon Schiele Austrian, 1890-1918 BILDNISS (JUNGER MANN, KOPF), PORTRAIT (HEAD OF A YOUNG MAN)
Austrian, 1890-1918
BILDNISS (JUNGER MANN, KOPF), PORTRAIT (HEAD OF A YOUNG MAN)
Signed Egon Schiele and dated 1917 within a cartouche (lr)
Black crayon on paper
17 x 11 inches (43.3 x 28.0 cm.)
Provenance:
Este Gallery, New York
Exhibited:
New York, Este Gallery, Klimt, Schiele, Dolbin, February 1961, no.16 illus.
Literature:
Lanyi postcard, circa 1917-20
Jane Kallir, Egon Schiele: The Complete Works, expanded Edition, New York, 1996, Drawings 1917, no.2079, p.591
The subject of a series of portraits of this sitter has not been established definitively, but according to Ms. Kallir is probably Heinrich Wagner, a fellow soldier and friend of Schiele.

Estimate: $100,000 - $150,000
Sold for $265,600 (includes buyer's premium)

Additional Notes & Condition Report

Light toning and mat burn. Taped at top verso edge with two pieces of tape (one at each corner). Wear with minor losses along the top, bottom and upper left edge. Few losses at the upper left corner. Old one-inch repaired tear at bottom center. Old one and a half inch repaired tear at upper left corner. Old repair to few tiny tears at upper left center edge. Inscribed 2 on the reverse. Inscribed in pencil along the [verso] top, "Aufdruck Egon Schiele Bildnis (Zeichnung)."

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Estimate: $100,000 - $150,000
Sold for $265,600 (includes buyer's premium)
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Modern & Contemporary and European & American Art

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