Lovemaking by Egon Schiele - 1915 - 31.7 x 49.6 cm Leopold Museum Lovemaking by Egon Schiele - 1915 - 31.7 x 49.6 cm Leopold Museum

Lovemaking

pencil and gouache on paper • 31.7 x 49.6 cm
  • Egon Schiele - 12 June 1890 - 31 October 1918 Egon Schiele 1915

It is a Sunday in the special month with the Leopold Museum so it's time for a masterpiece from their collection.  :)

Schiele was famous for how he pushed the boundaries of acceptability. In Lovemaking this couple may still be clothed, but are apparently in the midst of intercourse, implying that their lovemaking is more spur-of-the-moment, possibly even illicit. Despite that, they stare into the distance with mournful expressions. The woman’s right hand also has unusual separation between her little and ring fingers, the complement of that seen in his self-portraits.

P.S. Read the story of how Schiele explored the human sexuality through pathology (NSFW!).

P.P.S. Egon Schiele was a pupil of another Secession icon, Gustav Klimt himself. If you love Klimt, check out our DailyArt Prints with his amazing The Kiss.  :)