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Egon Schiele (1890-1918)
Lot 182

Egon Schiele (1890-1918)

Handstudie, Dr. Viktor Ritter von Bauer

Closed6 November 2013

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USD 87,500

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Egon Schiele (1890-1918)
Handstudie, Dr. Viktor Ritter von Bauer
signed and dated 'EGON SCHIELE 1917' (lower left); with Nachlass stamp (on the reverse)
black Conté crayon on paper
11 7/8 x 17 3/8 in. (30 x 44.2 cm.)
Drawn in 1917

Estate of the artist.
Marie Soukup Schiele, Austria.
Otto Brill, Vienna.
E. & A. Silberman Galleries, New York.
Acquired by the family of the present owner, 1961.

Specialist note

The present work is a preparatory drawing for the 1918 painting Bildnis Victor Ritter von Bauer (Kallir, no. P 317; Österreichische Galerie Belvedere Vienna).