Egon Schiele’s calling card with a message to an unknown recipient
Leopold Museum, Vienna
ESDA ID
1902
Nebehay 1979
Nicht gelistet/Not listed
Credit line
Leopold Museum, Vienna, Inv. 7775
Date
before 5th Dec. 1913 (inferred from content)
Material/technique
Black ink on paper
Dimensions
5,7 x 9,8 cm
Transcription
[Translation:]
If it is convenient for you, I will have an invitation for the international black-and-white exhibition [1] sent to you, in which the most significant artists of the Mon[archy] and others will be represented, including, of course ./.
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EGON SCHIELE m. p. [manu propria]
Of course I would need to find out your name first
Exhibition opens on 5th Dec.[ember]
If it is convenient for you, I will have an invitation for the international black-and-white exhibition [1] sent to you, in which the most significant artists of the Mon[archy] and others will be represented, including, of course ./.
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EGON SCHIELE m. p. [manu propria]
Of course I would need to find out your name first
Exhibition opens on 5th Dec.[ember]
Annotations
[1] Internationale Schwarz-Weiss-Ausstellung, Akademischer Verband für Literatur und Musik in Wien, Vienna, 6th Dec. 1913–3rd Feb. 1914.
Provenance
vor 2023: Privatsammlung
2023: Leopold Museum-Privatstiftung (Ankauf)
2023: Leopold Museum-Privatstiftung (Ankauf)
Owner
Author
Recipient
Image credit
Leopold Museum, Vienna
Exhibitions
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Internationale Schwarz-Weiss-AusstellungAkademischer Verband für Literatur und Musik in Wien, Vienna, 6th Dec. 1913–3rd Feb. 1914
PURL: https://www.egonschiele.at/1902