Egon Schiele and Oskar Kokoschka – Networkers and Rivals

Oskar Kokoschka and Egon Schiele are the leading figures of modernism in Austria. The artists' early work laid the foundations for Austrian Expressionism, and their rivalry is as unique as their networks. When Egon Schiele died in 1918 at the age of just 28, and his attempt at rapprochement with Kokoschka had failed, the older artist still had six decades ahead of him, which he would spend as an internationally celebrated artist. However, he never escaped Schiele's shadow – quite the opposite. Using numerous reproductions of his work and historical documents, the volume describes in detail the feud waged by these two exceptional talents.


Christian Bauer, University for Continuing Education Krems, and Egon Schiele Museum, Tulln
Bernadette Reinhold, Oskar-Kokoschka-Zentrum, Collection and Archive, University of Applied Arts Vienna