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Nicht gelistet/Not listed

Courtesy Kallir Research Institute, New York

Vienna

16th Aug. 1915 (handwritten)

Ink on paper

24 x 19,5 cm

[Translation:]

Monday, Aug. 16, 1915
From Thursday, July 29, until today I had neither
the time nor the desire to write anything in here.
But I’ll catch up with everything noteworthy now.
On Friday, July 30, I was finally able to leave
Neuhaus.– In the evening Egon
picked me up from the station, we then
ate supper at Rode’s and returned to
Hietzing at 10h. How astonished my folks
were to already see me on Friday evening,
since I’d originally announced my arrival
for Saturday morning. – The
next few days were spent busily
tidying up the studio, until it was quite
comfortable in the end. – On a free afternoon,
we drove to Baden. Outwardly, Mr.
Böhler’s [1] friendliness is still the same
– but inwardly? – we have heard
nothing at all from him since.
It truly is a shame that one
cannot depend on people of this sort
either.
||
Last Monday Egon sent five large
pictures and a number of drawings
to Mr. Arnot for the exhibition [2]
– perhaps we’ll be
lucky and something will be sold. –
– Egon has been home since Thursday [August 5].
The doctor has given him permission
to stay at home for eight days; hopefully
it won’t be long until Egon is released
from the military entirely, somehow we’ll
find a way to get him out of there.
Just when he was able to achieve so much
artistically, just then he must be so
hampered. – A few days ago
Egon started my portrait, [3] if
he carries on working so diligently it will be
finished in no time. – It is going to be
excellent – if the picture can
be exhibited it will surely
attract a lot of attention. –
It’s a shame Egon can’t go out,
||
a little fresh air would do us both
good.

[1] Heinrich Böhler (1881–1940).
[2] Guido Arnot, art dealer (1876–1946); Kollektivausstellung, Galerie Arnot, Vienna, August–September 1915.
[3] Portrait of the Artist’s Wife, Standing, 1915, K P290.

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