Open AccessComparative Analysis of Egon Schiele’s Inheritance and Innovation of Gustav Klimt’s works
Author(s) -
Yang Shen,
Jia Yang
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
xue xi yu jiao yu
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2251-2802
DOI - 10.18282/l-e.v10i3.2421
Subject(s) - painting , art , inheritance (genetic algorithm) , art history , style (visual arts) , friendship , subject (documents) , literature , sociology , chemistry , computer science , social science , biochemistry , gene , library science
In their artistic career,Gustav Klimt and Egon Schiele kept the friendship as teachers and friends. Both of them are representatives of Vienna secession. This paper, through a comparative analysis of Gustav klimt’s and Egon Schiele’s paintings of the same subject, explores Gustav klimt’s specific influence on Egon Schiele’s works and Egon Schiele’s inheritance and innovation. The study found that although Gustav Klimt had a strong influence on Egon Schiele’s early decorative expressionist style of painting, Egon Schiele eventually developed his own painting language.