{"product_id":"egon-schiele-xavier-coste-9781770859401","title":"Egon Schiele: His Life and Death","description":"\u003cp\u003e The story of the artistic genius who provoked early 20th-century tolerance. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eEgon Schiele\u003c\/i\u003e is an evocative depiction based on the life of the Austro-Hungarian artist whose short career spanned the turn of the 20th century. Schiele (1890-1918) was a painter known for full-frontal portraits of naked women (and on many occasions, himself). They were stark and disturbing. He painted his subjects in gaunt, twisting and unnatural poses. Their voyeuristic tone and blatant eroticism outraged society, landing him in prison for 24 days. Nevertheless, his works would have a strong influence on the development of expressionist art. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The book focuses on the artist's creative years, the development of his talent, his relationships with other artists, including Gustav Klimt, the women in his life, and his obsession with making provocative art. Quickly following Schiele's early successes were his failures. In the end, it was the Spanish flu that killed him at the tragically young age of 28. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eEgon Schiele\u003c\/i\u003e is a seductive and intimate portrait of an artistic genius who was both lauded and condemned for his brilliance. His works, at one time judged to be disgusting and perverse, are now considered masterpieces and are in museums all around the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Xavier Coste\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1770859403\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781770859401\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Firefly Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/19\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 72\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.80h x 8.70w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/21\/2017","brand":"Xavier Coste","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43937934508287,"sku":"9781770859401","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_2a1dd719-44f7-4a13-90d6-32833b2a563e.jpg?v=1681432761","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/egon-schiele-xavier-coste-9781770859401","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}