National Gallery puts two Egon Schiele drawings on rare display

Name: National Gallery puts two Egon Schiele drawings on rare display
Uploaded: 2026-10-02T14:27:08+00:00
Channel: Martin Hladík
Description: One of Egon Schiele’s most recognisable drawings is now on display at the National Gallery Prague. Seated Woman with Bent Knees has been reproduced countless times on posters and merchandise, but the fragile original normally remains in storage. Created in 1917, Seated Woman with Bent Knees shows Schiele’s wife, Edith Harms, sitting on the floor

Photo: National Gallery Prague

One of Egon Schiele’s most recognisable drawings is now on display at the National Gallery Prague. Seated Woman with Bent Knees has been reproduced countless times on posters and merchandise, but the fragile original normally remains in storage.

Created in 1917, Seated Woman with Bent Knees shows Schiele’s wife, Edith Harms, sitting on the floor in a provocative pose.

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Author: Ruth Fraňková