Male Nude (Self-Portrait) (Männlicher Akt [Selbstbildnis I])
Egon Schiele
European Art
This lithograph—Egon Schiele’s first printed self-portrait—reveals his radical and raw approach to the nude. Subverting the heroic male nude of classical art, the work presents a psychologically complex vision of his gaunt, angular body and wary gaze. Schiele produced only seventeen prints during his life, which was cut short in 1918 by the Spanish flu.
MEDIUM
Lithograph on wove paper
DATES
1912
DIMENSIONS
Image: 16 3/8 x 9 3/8 in. (41.6 x 23.8 cm)
Sheet: 17 5/8 x 15 11/16 in. (44.8 x 39.8 cm)
(show scale)
MARKINGS
Printmakers mark printed in black ink near the lower left corner. "42" underlined, is inscibed in graphite in the lower right corner of the verso. "9" is inscribed in graphite near the lower left corner of the verso.
SIGNATURE
Signed, "Egon Schiele 1912" lower left of composition in graphite, and signed in stone, lower right
ACCESSION NUMBER
X625.3
CREDIT LINE
Brooklyn Museum Collection
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Egon Schiele (Austrian, 1890–1918). Male Nude (Self-Portrait) (Männlicher Akt [Selbstbildnis I]), 1912. Lithograph on wove paper, Image: 16 3/8 x 9 3/8 in. (41.6 x 23.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, X625.3 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, X625.3_PS9.jpg)
EDITION
Edition: 200
IMAGE
overall, X625.3_PS9.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2016
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Is this a self portrait?
Yes, it is! Egon Schiele is known for his self-portraits, of which this is one. These depictions are unique for male self-portraits as the artist often depicts himself as emaciated and deformed, with body parts missing.