mariebee07:

Egon Schiele • 1890-1918 • Austrian Painter • Early Expressionism

• Studied under Gustav Klimt

• Ran away with his mistress Wally (a model for both Schiele and Klimt) and was imprisoned for his ‘pornographic’ drawings

• Served in WWI but was able to keep painting

• Died of the Spanish flu three days after his pregnant wife’s death

(Source: busheartsart, via amysticvelvet)