Klimt Schiele at RA

Now at the RA

So as well as 100 years since the end of the First World War it's a 100 years since the death of Austrian artists Klimt (at 56) and Schiele (at just 28).

The RA is holding an exhibition of drawings of the two artists in Piccadilly and it's proving (from my visit anyway)  to be pretty well attended.

Klimt and Schiele were
both involved in Secession group.

The drawings further reveal Klimt as a fine draughtsman.

Klimt could draw 

I enjoyed looking at Klimt's work (paintings) previously but had not realised how sexually charged his work  (and Schiele's) was - the artists were known to each other (and both were involved with Secession group)  and it seems influenced each others work.

This was a poster from Klimt 

Schiele in particular was associated with the Expressionists' School - following the exhibition I took a look at the recent BBC documentary (Dangerous Desires) on Schiele - certainly his lifestyle and work still seems contemporary, much of the work is quite erotic and confrontational.