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Schiele

American  
[shee-luh] / ˈʃi lə /

noun

  1. Egon 1890–1918, Austrian expressionist painter.


Schiele British  
/ ˈʃiːlə /

noun

  1. Egon (ˈeːɡɔn). 1890–1918, Austrian painter and draughtsman: a leading exponent of Austrian expressionism

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Paintings by Natalia Goncharova, Liubov Popova, Kazimir Malevich, Egon Schiele and others provide a look at different, usually more radical, deviations into modernism.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 10, 2026

The often-stretched stylings and unconventional palette call to mind German Expressionism and the work of Egon Schiele.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 3, 2025

The artwork was returned to Lederer's brother, Erich, a friend and subject of Klimt's contemporary, Egon Schiele.

From BBC Nov. 19, 2025

Also of note: two Schiele landscapes that Jane called “blockbusters.”

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 8, 2025

Born in June 1890 in countrified Tulln, Austria, Schiele was raised in humble circumstances and had a difficult childhood.

From New York Times Nov. 21, 2024

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