Death and the Maiden, 1915 Etching a place where you can

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Painted: 1911Location: Vienna

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Death and the Maiden, 1915 Etching a place where you canABOUT THIS PAINTING This painting is haunting. Death and the Maiden (1915 1916) is not just an artwork it is a reckoning. Egon Schiele dares to paint himself as Death, hollow eyed and grasping, as if he is the one who suffers. As if he is the victim. But the truth is, he is the one who ended his passionate love affair with Walburga (Vally) Neuzil, casting her aside for a more respectable match Edith Harms, a woman of higher social standing. And yet,