DrawingsAustrian20th century

The Friends (Study for the Poster for the 49th Exhibition of the Vienna Secession)

1918

Artists

Egon SchieleArtist

Description

Drawing and text panel are separate sheets: drawing is gouache and black crayon, 45.8 x 50.7 cm; text panel is black ink and graphite on card with collaged element, 19.9 x 50.7 cm, separately mounted; inscribed: Secession 49. Ausstellung 9-6 1K-.

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Gouache, black crayon, black ink, graphite traces, and collage element on tan wove paper, mounted to card

Culture

Austrian

Century

20th century

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Department

Busch-Reisinger Museum

Dimensions

65.7 × 50.7 cm (25 7/8 × 19 15/16 in.) image panel, mounted: 45.8 × 50.7 cm (18 1/16 × 19 15/16 in.) text panel, mounted: 19.9 × 50.7 cm (7 13/16 × 19 15/16 in.) mat: 80 × 63.5 cm (31 1/2 × 25 in.) frame: 82.7 × 66.2 × 4.1 cm (32 9/16 × 26 1/16 × 1 5/8 in.)