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Egon Schiele may have died a century ago but his provocative depictions of human vulnerability continue to fascinate and disturb, says CHRISTINE LINDEY
Egon Schiele, The Cellist, 1910

PRECOCIOUS, fiercely ambitious and armed with a remarkable talent for drawing, Egon Schiele (1890-1918) achieved early critical success, lived fast and died young.

Son of the station master of the Austrian town of Tulln, Schiele was accepted two years early by Vienna’s most prestigious art academy, aged just 16. He participated in his first group exhibition two years later and had an enthusiastic following by 1909.

Egon Schiele, Group of Three Girls, 1911
Egon Schiele, Black-haired Nude Girl, 1910
Egon Schiele, Seated Female Nude,1914
Egon Schiele, The Cellist, 1910
Gustav Klimt, Standing Female Nude, 1901
Gustav Klimt, Standing Lovers, 1907-08
Gustav Klimt, Study for The Dancer, 1916-17
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