(Tulln 1890–1918 Vienna)
Woman in Profile, Seated in a Chair, signed, dated Schiele Egon 09, coloured pencil, pencil on paper, 45.5 x 31.5 cm, framed

Jane Kallir, Egon Schiele: The Complete Works, London 1998, p. 378 D. 270 with ill.

Exhibited and published:
Egon Schiele: Paintings, Watercolours and Drawings,
Marlborough Fine Art, London, Oct. 1964, no. 86, with ill.
2. Internationale der Zeichnungen, Darmstadt, Mathildenhöhe,
July 16 – Sep. 9 1967, no. 7

Provenance:
Galleria Galatea, Turin
Marlborough Fine Art, London
Christie’s London, June 28 1977, sale Abigail, lot 32
Christie’s London, June 27 1978, sale Linda, lot 119
Collection, Germany

...For Schiele, the most important endorsement of his art was to be exhibited at the most significant artistic event of 1909 – the great international art show - alongside the revered leader of Viennese Art Nouveau painting, Gustav Klimt. Not least his participation in the art show, which became a beacon for everything taught at the academy, made his withdrawal from the academy inevitable. ...
Klaus Albrecht Schröder, Egon Schiele, Albertina, 2005

...Schiele was a universal artist of the greatest style. His art is highly unusual. He was concerned with art, whether it was drawing, painting, sculpture or applied arts, such as a monogram for a signet or a design for a decorative poster. He even had his suits made according to his specifications and he looked splendid in them, despite some eccentric touches.
The beauty that Schiele gave us in form and colour, simply had not existed before him. His skill at drawing was phenomenal. The sureness of his hand was almost infallible. ...
Heinrich Benesch from the cited literature