Egon Schiele Museum Goes to New York » Leadersnet

The von opened in mid-October Christian Bauercurator of the Egon Schiele Museum, who designed the exhibition “Egon Schiele: Living Landscapes” in the Neue Galerie New York and thus at the first address for Austrian art in the US. Major works by the artist from museums and private collections in the US, Europe and Asia offer a new look at the theme of landscapes, which for Schiele was a central theme in his life. With the exhibition, the landscapes of Lower Austria – from Tulln via Neulengbach and Klosterneuburg – move into the center of New York’s Museum Mile. The State Collections of Lower Austria are involved in the exhibition with large early works.

Christian Bauer with the founding director of Neue Galerie New York, Renée Price. © New York Gallery

A unique opportunity

“Egon Schiele: Living Landscapes” will explore the importance of landscape in the work of the Austrian artist. Plants, natural environments and cityscapes define the places that Egon Schiele created in his paintings, and they also reflect the rich symbolism he used, focusing on human life. The plants are especially often given an allegorical meaning. Flowers and trees take the place of the depicted subjects and show an almost human appearance. Schiele’s landscapes always represent more than the obvious subject. His pictures of nature and his pictures of cities and trees include the cycle of life and human life.

Christian Bauer (curator, left) and Armin Laussegger (head of the Lower Austrian State Collections) in front of the Egon Schiele sunflower, on loan from the Lower Austrian State Collections, in the exhibition “Egon Schiele: Living Landscapes” in the Neue Galerie New Heb. © New York Gallery

“Egon Schiele’s greatest love was nature,” says curator Christian Bauer, explaining the theme of the exhibition and emphasizing that the great artist was at least as important as a painter. landscape and was a portrait painter. His landscapes certainly have human characteristics. “Sunflowers and autumn trees appear like paintings,” he explains of the selection of works and borrowers. “The fact that I am allowed to curate this exhibition is a great honor for my work as a curator and researcher,” said Christian Bauer happily, praising the good cooperation throughout the lunch.

“I would like to thank Christian Bauer, curator of the Egon Schiele Museum in Tulln, who curated the exhibition and was able to convince several borrowers,” said Reneé Price, founding director of the Neue Galerie New York, confirming their good collaboration.

Egon Schiele: Living Landscapes
until 13 January 2025
www.neuegalerie.org