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The image depicts a figurative representation of a man sitting on a low object. He has a pensive expression with prominent, large eyes. The man is wearing a long, dark coat, and his shirt opening is plain. His hands are placed on his thighs, and his posture seems tense. Below him is a small, indistinct object that possibly resembles an orange plant or an unidentifiable item. The background is simple and monochromatic.

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The image depicts a figurative representation of a man sitting on a low object. He has a pensive expression with prominent, large eyes. The man is wearing a long, dark coat, and his shirt opening is plain. His hands are placed on his thighs, and his posture seems tense. Below him is a small, indistinct object that possibly resembles an orange plant or an unidentifiable item. The background is simple and monochromatic.

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Eduard Kosmack
Date1910

Artist Egon Schiele (1890 Tulln – 1918 Wien)

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Object typePainting
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions
99,8 × 99,5 cm
SignatureSign. und dat. links Mitte: S.10.
Inventory number4702
Location Upper Belvedere
The sitter is like a hypnotist casting his spell over us. Beneath an extremely high forehead, his penetrating gaze hits us full on. Kosmack’s bony hands and the arms pressed close to his body emphasize his withdrawn character. All that interrupts the strict symmetry of the portrait is the sunflower on the right. The figure of the publisher contrasts powerfully with the light background, its flat, planar character still closely resembling the art of the Vienna Secession. Yet Schiele’s expressive style is already visible here: gestures, body language, and facial expressions are now the principal elements of his portraits. The body has been transformed into a vehicle of human emotions.

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Eduard Kosmack, Mödling.
1928 Ferdinand Eckhardt, Wien
1953 Ankauf Ferdinand Eckhardt, Wien

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