No. 44 of 115 · The Art History Series
Portrait of a Child
Pictures by Egon Schiele
Egon Schiele's 1916 portrait of a small boy in a bright orange, yellow and green patchwork outfit, drawn with his quick, wiry line on warm beige paper. The child is Schiele's little nephew, Anton Peschka Jr., the son of his sister Gerti and his friend, the painter Anton Peschka. For an art lover, or for anyone celebrating a little one in the family.
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Art Nouveau and Vienna 1900 / Portrait of a Child / Egon Schiele, 1916 / Schiele's little nephew, Anton Peschka Jr., sits in a bright patterned outfit, drawn with Schiele's quick, wiry line. The boy was the son of Schiele's sister Gerti and his friend, the painter Anton Peschka.
