Sophie haydock and unseen histories

Egon Schiele: The Nervous Line

“Fierce, passionate and determined, none of these women is quite what they seem.”

  • In collaboration with Unseen Histories, award-winning author Sophie Haydock invites you into the charged, intimate world of Egon Schiele. This curated collection of prints presents the artist not only as a master of line and form, but as a radical observer of the human condition — raw, restless, and unflinchingly honest.

  • “As a feminist reworking of Schiele's story, and as an exercise in redressing historical injustice, this novel is a glorious success. Haydock ensures that these women emerge from behind Schiele's gaze, and she also uses them to illuminate a period of seismic change.”

    GUARDIAN

The Collection

  • About the Author

    Sophie Haydock is an award-winning author living in east London. She is the winner of the Impress Prize for New Writers. Sophie trained as a journalist at City University, London, and has worked at theSunday Times, Tatler and BBC Three, as well as freelancing for publications including theFinancial Times, Guardian Weekend magazine and organisations such as the Arts Council, Royal Academy and Sotheby’s.

  • About the Collection

    Curated by Sophie from her acclaimed Instagram archive @egonschieleswomen, this collection honours the women who shaped Egon Schiele’s radical gaze. Each museum-quality print has been carefully remastered to reflect the raw intimacy and expression of the original works. At Unseen, our guiding principle was simple: preserve their defiance, their vulnerability, and their presence — just as they once faced the artist’s eye.

  • About our Prints

    Each print in this collection is produced in England with uncompromising attention to detail. Printed on archival-grade fine art paper with a subtle satin finish, the texture captures the depth and intensity of Schiele’s line work and tonal contrasts. To affirm its provenance, every edition is hand-embossed during the final stage of finishing, and shipped with with an accompanying Certificate of Authenticity.

The Flames

THIS IS THE STORY O FOUR MUSES. LET THEM SPEAK.

Sophie has signed a limited, exclusive bookplate edition of The Flames for Unseen Histories, as well as working with us in curating a collection of fine-art prints inspired by the story told.

  • Vibrant

    “Impressive...one of the great joys of reading The Flames is looking again at the women's portraits and letting them be animated by Haydock's careful, vibrant animation.”

    The Times

  • Exquisite

    “The four women who loved Egon Schiele come back to life, combining an exquisite sense of place and era with a passion and sensuality that transcend time altogether.”

    ISABEL COSTELLO, author of Scent

  • Illuminating

    "Enlightening and impeccably researched ... Haydock perfectly captures the spirit of the era. The Flames is moving, illuminating and evocative."

    Culturefly

The standard edition is available to order (UK) at Amazon, Waterstones, Foyles, Blackwell’s or Bookshop.org.

Available to order (USA) at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Books a Million, Bookshop.org, Powells or Target.

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