Wally in Red Blouse with Raised Knees

Egon Schiele

Wally in Red Blouse with Raised Knees

Description

Walpurga (Wally) Neuzil, Schieles red-haird mistress and model, posed for many of his drawings. She stood by him for four years, including during his 1912 imprisonment. When Schiele married Edith Harms, Wally joined the Red Cross as a volunteer nurse and died of scarlet fever in 1917.

Details

Work Date:
1913
Location:
Gallery 301
Medium:
Gouache, watercolor, and pencil on paper
Credit Line:
Private Collection