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Final 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.

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Nick Routledge@nick_routledge · 20 Dec 2021

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

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Quoted byRT @nick_routledge: @aliner Schiele’s wife, Edith, died of the flu three days before him, six months into her pregnancy. In the time between her death and his, Schiele made paintings of her - his favorite muse. He was 28. She was 25.Quoted by@aliner Schiele’s wife, Edith, died of the flu three days before him, six months into her pregnancy. In the time between her death and his, Schiele made paintings of her - his favorite muse. He was 28. She was 25.Quoted by@TheaEuryphaessa end/ Then, of course, there's the wedding of the glance. The artist's wife.