Squatting Woman (Kauernde) from The Graphic Work of Egon Schiele (Das Graphische Werk von Egon Schiele)
Egon Schiele
Austrian, 1890–1918
1914, published 1922
A drypoint print by Egon Schiele that presents a crouching nude whose taut, angular body and direct gaze compress physical tension and psychological intensity into a spare, incisive line.
You’re first struck by the spidery, scratched lines and dense cross-hatching that carve a twisted torso and folded limbs against a quietly hatched field, while the figure’s turned head and large, alert eye create an unsettling intimacy.
Made at the height of Schiele’s career, this print exemplifies early 20th‑century expressionism’s shift toward frank, emotionally charged figuration and shows how drypoint’s abrasive mark‑making amplified the rawness of the human body.
Medium
Drypoint from a portfolio of six drypoints and two lithographs
Dimensions
plate: 18 13/16 x 12 7/16" (47.8 x 31.6 cm); sheet: 26 1/8 x 19 1/16" (66.4 x 48.4 cm)
Classification
Department
Credit
Gift of The Lauder Foundation
Accession
140.1982.3
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