The Egon-Schiele-Museum is a museum in

Tulln Tulln an der Donau () is a historic town in the Austrian state of Lower Austria, the administrative seat of Tulln District. Because of its abundance of parks and gardens, Tulln is often referred to as ''Blumenstadt'' ("City of Flowers"), and "The C ...

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dedicated to the

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n painter

Egon Schiele Egon Leo Adolf Ludwig Schiele (; 12 June 1890 – 31 October 1918) was an Austrian Expressionist painter. His work is noted for its intensity and its raw sexuality, and for the many self-portraits the artist produced, including nude self-portr ...

, who was born in Tulln.

History

The ''Egon Schiele-Museum'' was planned in 1980. The jail in Tulln which was built in 1898 has been renovated for that reason. Schiele was in the jail in 1912. The opening of the museum was on June 12, 1990, the 100th anniversary of Egon Schiele's birth. There are more than 100 objects shown in 12 rooms. 90 paintings of Schiele and many photographs of his life and his family are exhibited. On the ground floor there are pieces related to Schiele's childhood in Tulln, as well as relics of his school-time in

Klosterneuburg Klosterneuburg (; frequently abbreviated as Kloburg by locals) is a town in Tulln District in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. It has a population of about 27,500. The Klosterneuburg Monastery, which was established in 1114 and soon after g ...

and his time as a student in Vienna. There are a lot of drawings by the young artists. Famous paintings include ''Blick über verschneite Weingärten auf Klosterneuburg'' which Schiele painted in 1907, and the ''Old Mill'' from 1916

Further information

The Egon Schiele-Museum is situated near the Danube river. There are exhibitions of contemporary artists every year.Exhibitions of contemporary art

References

Books

* Egon Schiele (Bilder), Peter Weninger: ''Egon Schiele-Museum, Tulln: eine Dokumentation zu Leben und Werk von Egon Schiele (1890 Tulln-1918 Wien)'' 1991.

External links

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