Collection

Male Nude (Self-Portrait) (Männlicher Akt [Selbstbildnis I])

Egon Schiele

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Object Label

This lithograph—Egon Schiele’s first printed self-portrait—reveals his radical and raw approach to the nude. Subverting the heroic male nude of classical art, the work presents a psychologically complex vision of his gaunt, angular body and wary gaze. Schiele produced only seventeen prints during his life, which was cut short in 1918 by the Spanish flu.

Caption

Egon Schiele (Austrian, 1890–1918). Male Nude (Self-Portrait) (Männlicher Akt [Selbstbildnis I]), 1912. Lithograph on wove paper, Image: 16 3/8 x 9 3/8 in. (41.6 x 23.8 cm) Sheet: 17 5/8 x 15 11/16 in. (44.8 x 39.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, X625.3. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Male Nude (Self-Portrait) (Männlicher Akt [Selbstbildnis I])

Date

1912

Geography

Place made: Europe

Medium

Lithograph on wove paper

Classification

Print

Dimensions

Image: 16 3/8 x 9 3/8 in. (41.6 x 23.8 cm) Sheet: 17 5/8 x 15 11/16 in. (44.8 x 39.8 cm)

Signatures

Signed, "Egon Schiele 1912" lower left of composition in graphite, and signed in stone, lower right

Markings

Printmakers mark printed in black ink near the lower left corner. "42" underlined, is inscibed in graphite in the lower right corner of the verso. "9" is inscribed in graphite near the lower left corner of the verso.

Credit Line

Brooklyn Museum Collection

Accession Number

X625.3

Frequent Art Questions

  • Is this a self portrait?

    Yes, it is! Egon Schiele is known for his self-portraits, of which this is one. These depictions are unique for male self-portraits as the artist often depicts himself as emaciated and deformed, with body parts missing.

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Artists and makers

Egon Schiele

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