06/04/2026
For sale: "Standing Girl" by Egon Schiele, 1910. Schiele was an Austrian expressionist artist, and member of the Vienna secession. As a young man he was introduced to Gustav Klimt, who took him under his wing. His early work is visually quite reminiscent of Klimt's style, as he grew older and more mature and confident, his own style began to emerge. This piece comes from the transitional period, where the figural work is very particular to Schiele, but the garment and geometry is still reminiscent of Klimt. This is framed with a black linen mat, the proportions of which have been deliberately exaggerated at the top and bottom of the frame to elongate the presentation on the wall, and contribute to the feeling of exaggerated proportion and height. Vertical rectangles are also more eye-catching and visually dynamic, so the weighted mat contributes to this effect.