FemaleNudewithRaisedArms #2710002

In this nude, Egon Schiele succeeds in compositionally reducing the slender female figure to the most essential, while at the same time preserving a certain sensuality. The diagonally guided arms conceal the upper part of the body and the face on one side, but direct attention towards the eyelash area and the expressive hands, a typical trait of the artist. The simply outlined figure shows Schiele's drawing skills, which do not attempt to approximate the human body in a naturalistic, mimetic manner, but rather to heighten its expressiveness through overdrawing, deformation, and fragmentation.