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Portrait of Edith Schiele, the artist's wife, 1915. #egonschiele

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Nick Routledge@nick_routledge · 27 Mar 2020

Edith, wife to #EgonSchiele, died, six months pregnant, of the 1918 flu. He died three days after her and, in the time between her death and his, made paintings of her - his favorite muse. He was but 28.

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Quoted byFinal moments. On October 27, 1918, unable to speak, Edith Schiele picked up a pen and wrote with a shaky hand, “I love you eternally and love you more and more infinitely and immeasurably.” The next morning, she was dead. Egon Schiele drew his last portrait, dying 3 days later.Quoted byFinal moments. On October 27, 1918, unable to speak, Edith Schiele picked up a pen and wrote with a shaky hand, “I love you eternally and love you more and more infinitely and immeasurably.” The next morning, she was dead. Egon Schiele drew his final portrait, dying 3 days later.Quoted by@met_modernart @artistschiele Edith liked stripes.Quoted by@_MatthewDillon 5/ the artist’s wife