1911
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Nude Man with Raised Arms (recto) Seated Man (verso) is a 1911 by Egon Schiele, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This is a sketch of two drawings on the same paper. On the front, a standing man stretches his arms up, his body drawn with quick, loose lines. On the back, a seated man leans forward, his legs bent and arms resting on his knees. The lines are simple but show the shapes of muscles and joints clearly. The artist focused on the body’s basic forms, ignoring details like facial features or background. The paper is light-colored, and the pencil lines vary in thickness, giving the figures a sense of movement. Check out more by Egon Schiele to see how he worked with line and form.
Egon Leo Adolf Ludwig Schiele (German: ; 12 June 1890 – 31 October 1918) was an Austrian Expressionist painter.
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