In 1907, when Egon Schiele was still a teenager, he sought out Klimt, his artistic idol, in search of guidance. The duo formed a firm friendship…In 1913, he produced an unfinished sketch of Klimt in his famous blue smock…and in 1917, the two men joined forces to found Vienna’s Kunsthalle (Hall of Art) in an effort to keep local artists from going abroad.
~FROM Little-Known Facts About Symbolist Master Gustav Klimt
Gustav Klimt in Blue Smock by Egon Schiele, 1913 / Pencil and gouache on paper / Private Collection
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