Egon Schiele
Austrian artist Egon Schiele (1890-1918) had a short life that made a
long-lasting impact on the art world. His drawing skills landed him a spot
at the Academy of Fine Arts at the age of 16, and his talent was admired and
mentored by fellow Austrian artist, Gustav Klimt. Schiele had a troubled
childhood, losing his beloved father when he was young, and never feeling
loved or understood by his mother. His life and work bore a strong
narcissism, which, coupled with a paranoid, victim mentality and a
proclivity for underage girls labeled him an outsider from mainstream
Viennese society. He died of the Spanish Flu at the age of 28, just two days after his pregnant wife.
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