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Portrait of Wally is a 1912 oil painting by Austrian painter Egon Schiele of Walburga "Wally" Neuzil, a woman whom he met in 1911 when he was 21 and she was 17. She became his lover and model for several years, depicted in a number of Schiele's most striking paintings.
May 11, 2012 · “Portrait of Wally” is a documentary on the Third Reich’s art thefts and their aftermath, spotlighting the fate of Egon Schiele’s 1912 oil painting of his...
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A painting of Schiele's partner Wally Neuzil with blue eyes and auburn hair, created in 1912 as a counterpart to his self-portrait. Learn about the history and the legal case of this artwork, which was stolen from a Jewish art dealer by the Nazis and later returned to the Leopold Museum.
Feb 27, 2015 · A small 1912 painting by the Austrian artist Egon Schiele, Portrait of Wally is perhaps the best-known representation of his model, lover, and co-conspirator Walburga ‘Wally’ Neuzil.
Egon Schiele (1890–1918) painted this portrait of his long-term partner Wally Neuzil (1894–1917), arguably her most widely known portrait, as a counterpart to his Self-Portrait with Chinese Lantern Plant. The half-length portrait in a horizontal format shows Neuzil with her head slightly inclined, with reddish-blond hair and oversized ...
Mar 17, 2024 · Schiele’s most remarkable work is the powerful “Portrait of Wally,” painted in 1912, which portrays Schiele’s signature style and skill in exposing the feelings of his subjects. “Portrait of Wally” is a portrait of a young woman, probably Schiele’s lover as well as his model, Walburga “Wally”.
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This portrait is one of thousands stolen by the Nazis, and its story shows that the madness didn’t end with WWII.
