A major pillar of Austrian Expressionism and one of the 20th century's most raw, uncompromising draftsmen. Mentored by Gustav Klimt, Schiele swiftly evolved beyond Secessionist decorative elegance to craft a fiercely intimate artistic language. His work centers on existential angst, candid eroticism, bodily vulnerability, and the fine line between desire and mortality. Through sharp, feverish contour lines, contorted figures, and startlingly honest self-portraits, Schiele laid bare the psychological turbulence and emotional friction of turn-of-the-century Vienna.