Kummernis (Sorrow)

published 1922

Egon Schiele

Associated Names
Egon Schiele

Artist, Austrian, 1890 - 1918

The image depicts a person crouching down with their arms around their legs. The person has a distinct angular face with large eyes, a prominent nose, and short, textured hair. They are wearing a draped garment and have muscular limbs. The background has vertical lines for texture.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 66.2 × 48 cm (26 1/16 × 18 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1971.65.4

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Kallir 1990, no. 7, State b

  • Series Title

    Das Graphische Werk von Egon Schiele [1971.65.1-8]

Associated Artworks

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Madchen

Egon Schiele

1922

Das Graphische Werk von Egon Schiele

Egon Schiele

1922

Paris von Gutersloh

Egon Schiele

1922

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1983

  • Graphic Survey Show, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., July 1983.

Bibliography

1990

  • Kallir, Jane. Egon Schiele: The Complete Works, Including a Biography and Catalogue Raisonne. New York: 1990.

Wikidata ID

Q65567927

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