Art

First edition. One of 400 copies, signed, dated and numbered in ink pen by Schiele on the limitation page. The 12 heliotype prints consisting of portraits and nudes by Schiele drawn between 1913 and 1917, executed by Max Jaffé in Vienna under the artist's supervision, and printed to the size of the original drawings. The negatives and printing plates were destroyed afterwards to ensure that it could not be reprinted. Schiele died just a year after this portfolio was issued, succumbing to the Spanish flu pandemic. The prints contained in the portfolio are: I. Sitzende Frau mit hochgezogenem Knie, 1917; II. Männlicher Akt mit Rotem Tuch, 1914; III. Edith Schiele mit Windhund, 1917; IV. Torso eines knienden Mädchens, 1913; V. Freiwilliger Gefreiter, 1916; VI. Liegender Frauenakt, 1914; VII. Russischer Kriegsgefangener mit Pelzmütze, 1915; VIII. Zwei Mädchen, in verschränkter Stellung liegend, 1915; IX. Die Kauernde, 1915; X. Porträt eines Kindes (Anton Peschka, jr.), 1916; XI. Bildnis der Gattin des Künstlers, 1917; XII. Kniender weiblicher Halbakt, 1917. Folio. Original paper covered portfolio with black cloth spine, self-portrait by Schiele and lettering to front cover in black. Housing 12 loose plates as issued, title with justification page on the verso and colophon page. 12 heliotype prints of varying sizes. Smallest sheet size: 28.6 x 45 cm. Largest sheet size: 32 x 49 cm. Covers of portfolio rubbed and soiled, lower inner flap unattached, a couple of plates with minor marks to edges, otherwise a presentable copy.