Standing Nude with Orange Drapery (recto): Study of Nude with Arms Raised (verso)
1914
Medium
Watercolor, gouache and graphite on paper
Dimensions
18 3/8 × 12 in. (46.7 × 30.5 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Modern and Contemporary Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Scofield Thayer, 1982
Accession Number
1984.433.315ab
Tags
Art Historical Context
Egon Schiele'sStanding Nude with Orangerapery (recto): Study of Nude with Raised (verso)* created in 1914, exemplifies Austrian Expressionist's bold exploration of the female form. Rendered in watercolor, gouache, graphite on paper, this double-sided drawing measures 18 3/8 × 12 inches. The recto features a standing nude draped in vibrant orange fabric that contrasts sharply with her pale skin, while the verso captures a dynamic of the same model with arms raised overhead, showcasing Schiele's fluid lines and psychological intensity. As a key figure in early 20th-century Viennese modernism, S...
About the Artist
Egon Schiele · 1890–1918
Egon Schiele (1890-1918) stands as one of the most provocative and psychologically penetrating artists of early twentieth-century European modernism. Born in Tulln an der Donau, Austria-Hungary, Schiele's brief but intensely productive life ended tragically at age twenty-eight when he and his pregnant wife Edith succumbed to the Spanish flu pandemic, mere days apart. Despite his truncated career, ...