• The Embrace (Die Umarmung) by Egon Schiele, 1917
  • The Embrace (Die Umarmung) by Egon Schiele, 1917
  • The Embrace (Die Umarmung) by Egon Schiele, 1917
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The Embrace (Die Umarmung) by Egon Schiele, 1917

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    Collectible museum-grade fine art print, hand-printed in England and individually finished with a monogram emboss. Each sale directly supports the artisan. Listed dimensions include a white border for easy framing.

    ABOUT THIS PAINTING

    This is one of Egon Schiele’s most iconic artworks. In it, two naked bodies, a man and a woman, grasp and cling to one another, as if for dear life, the top half of their bodies pulled as close as possible – yet their hips placed a distance away, to show there is more to the display than sexual desire. The Embrace is an artwork about intimacy. It’s about the hunger to know and be known by another. The model for this artwork is Schiele’s wife, Edith, to whom he has been married for two years, and who has become a more confident model in that time. The artwork deliberately evokes (and distorts) the style of Schiele’s mentor, Klimt, and The Kiss. Ultimately, this is a painting full of longing, a glimpse into lovers’ shared souls. Look at the way his muscular arms encircle her, the position of her hands around his neck, the fingers splayed, like two jigsaw pieces about to be joined together; the way he seems to be whispering to her, loving words that nobody else but her will ever get to listen to. Sadly, less than a year later, both Egon and Edith would die in the Spanish influenza epidemic of 1918, which makes this stunning oil painting all the more poignant. – Sophie Haydock

    Painted: 1917
    Location:     Vienna, Austria
    Repository: Österreichische Galerie Belvedere
    Artist:     Egon Schiele
    Original Format:     Oil paint on canvas

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    Presented on 315gsm Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta; a pleasantly warm, pure cotton paper with subtle texture, providing excellent reproduction of colour and detail, deep blacks, and perfect contrasts.
    ORIGINAL CAPTION

    "Die Umarmung" (The Embrace)

    The Embrace (Die Umarmung) by Egon Schiele, 1917
    The Embrace (Die Umarmung) by Egon Schiele, 1917
    The Embrace (Die Umarmung) by Egon Schiele, 1917

    THE WOMEN OF EGON SCHIELE

    A beautiful collaboration with award-winning author Sophie Haydock

    Sophie Haydock is an award-winning author living in east London. 'The Flames' is her debut novel. 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 Magazine, Tatler and BBC Three, as well as freelancing for publications including the Financial Times, Guardian Weekend magazine, and organisations such as the Arts Council, Royal Academy and Sotheby's. Passionate about short stories, Sophie also works for the Sunday Times Audible Short Story Award and is associate director of the Word Factory literary organisation. Her Instagram account @egonschieleswomen - dedicated to the women who posed for Egon Schiele - has a community of over 110,000 followers, and continues to grow.

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