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Courtesy Kallir Research Institute, New York

Neuhaus in Böhmen (Jindřichův Hradec)

1st July 1915 (handwritten)

Ink on paper

24 x 19,5 cm

[Translation:]

Thursday, July 1, 1915.
When I went to see Egon today – I was told that
there would be no leave today. – The Czechs,
those pigs, have once again behaved in such a manner
th.[at] everyone has been confined to the barracks. – Hopefully
these scoundrels will get their just punishment one day.
If only the weather were better – I fear
Egon will get quite sick in that pigsty.
That would be too awful. – Today I had news
from Farkas [1] – not the news I was hoping for –
I’ll write to him again today and tell him
of our plight in detail – perhaps – he’ll know
some advice for us.
It’s too wicked that the volunteers can’t at least
be quartered in regular barracks. Just why!
In a barn, surrounded by dirt,
That is not a dwelling for human beings.
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If the weather were fine, it might even be
quite nice to spend a night in there – but under
these conditions – it is simply degrading. I
feel cold in my warm bed – how cold
must Egon be! – oh God – will this agony
ever end.

[1] Jenő (Eugen) Farkas, an acquaintance of Egon and Edith Schiele.

Vollständige Transkription abgedruckt in:
Edith Schiele: „Das Tagebuch. ‚Ich werde dieses Buch nicht Tagebuch heißen, – sondern Trostbuch‘“, in: Zeiten des Umbruchs. Egon Schieles letzte Jahre 1914–1918, hrsg. von Kerstin Jesse/Jane Kallir/Hans-Peter Wipplinger, Wien 2025, S. 50–77 (Ausst.-Kat. Leopold Museum, Wien, 28.03.–13.07.2025).

Courtesy Kallir Research Institute, New York