Diary entry made by Edith Schiele
Diary entry made by Edith Schiele Bild 1
Diary entry made by Edith Schiele Bild 2
Courtesy Kallir Research Institute, New York
ESDA ID
3491
Nebehay 1979
Nicht gelistet/Not listed
Credit line
Courtesy Kallir Research Institute, New York
Place
Vienna
Date
12th Oct. 1915 (handwritten)
Material/technique
Ink on paper
Dimensions
24 x 19,5 cm
Transcription
[Translation:]

Oct.[ober] 12, 1915 Sophienalpe
If only I could find the words
to express the feelings that are stirring
in me. I want to cry – without
the need to explain why, I don’t
really know it myself. – It would be
||
a relief for me, a purging
of these heavy thoughts.
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).
Image credit
Courtesy Kallir Research Institute, New York

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