Dr. Koller

c. 1918

Egon Schiele

Associated Names
Egon Schiele

Artist, Austrian, 1890 - 1918

The image shows a drawing of a man's upper torso, head, and hands. The man faces slightly left with eyes closed or looking downward. He has a prominent nose, a small mustache, and wavy short hair. His hands are shown, with one hand extended and the other resting on a surface. The man wears a collared shirt with a bow tie. The drawing style is minimalist with contour lines, and the background is plain.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    charcoal on japan paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 47.2 x 29.8 cm (18 9/16 x 11 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1964.8.1532

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Kallir 1990, no. 2468

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Hugo Koller; (Dorotheum, 18 March 1961, sale 551, lot 299); Christian M. Nebehay; purchased 1960 by Lessing J. Rosenwald; gift to NGA, 1964.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1962

  • Drawings from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1962.

1978

  • Master Drawings from the Collection of the National Gallery of Art and Promised Gifts, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1978, pp. 116-117.

1994

  • Egon Schiele, National Gallery of Art, Washington and tour, 1994, cat. no. 99.

  • Egon Schiele, National Gallery of Art, Washington; Indianapolis Museum of Art, 1994, no. 99, as Portrait of Dr. Hugo Koller.

2001

  • A Century of Drawing, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2001-2002, no. 37.

Bibliography

1990

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

1994

  • Egon Schiele. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington; Indianapolis Museum of Art; San Diego Museum of Art, 1994: no. 99.

2001

  • A Century of Drawing. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2001-2002: no. 37.

Inscriptions

by Rupert Koller (sitter's son), upper left verso: Vorstudie zum Porträt Dr. Hugo Koller / Kreidezeichnung von / Egon Schiele bestätige / 28.12.57 Rupert Koller

Wikidata ID

Q64557972

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