Diary entry made by Edith Schiele
Courtesy Kallir Research Institute, New York
ESDA ID
3471
Nebehay 1979
Nicht gelistet/Not listed
Credit line
Courtesy Kallir Research Institute, New York
Place
Neuhaus in Böhmen (Jindřichův Hradec)
Date
7th July 1915 (handwritten)
Material/technique
Ink on paper
Dimensions
24 x 19,5 cm
Transcription
[Translation:]
Wednesday, July 7, 1915
I cannot get used to it here.
I would get down on my knees in thanks to
anyone who gets us away from here.
Egon had the same hours off as yesterday.
We haven’t been out together yet, we spend
the whole time – in bed! • B.
We lie pressed against each other as closely as possible
||
so as to forget the world around us – but it doesn’t
always succeed – the noise in the street is a
constant reminder of this whole terrible time.
Will we get through this? – Who knows –
I don’t want to lose my last bit of hope
– otherwise I won’t have the strength to go on.
Wednesday, July 7, 1915
I cannot get used to it here.
I would get down on my knees in thanks to
anyone who gets us away from here.
Egon had the same hours off as yesterday.
We haven’t been out together yet, we spend
the whole time – in bed! • B.
We lie pressed against each other as closely as possible
||
so as to forget the world around us – but it doesn’t
always succeed – the noise in the street is a
constant reminder of this whole terrible time.
Will we get through this? – Who knows –
I don’t want to lose my last bit of hope
– otherwise I won’t have the strength to go on.
Recorded in
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).
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).
Author
Mentioned person
Image credit
Courtesy Kallir Research Institute, New York
Linked objects
PURL: https://www.egonschiele.at/3471