A bold and assertive drawing from 1917,Liegender Aktis a work that reflects the mastery of both subject and medium that Schiele had by this time attained in his work, as well as the new direction he was now taking in his art. This work is one of a small group of exceptional female nu...
The present work is a preparatory drawing which relates to Klimt's renownedWasserschlangen IIof 1904-07 (N. and D. no. 140; fig. 2). Another work from this rhapsodic series isLiegender Akt mit verdecktem Gesicht(A. S. no. 1507), today housed in the National Gallery of Art in Washin...