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Embrace - Egon Schiele - Hand Painted Oil Painting is part of our hand painted oil painting collection from the Egon Schiele Paintings selection. Each canvas is worked by a trained artist, then inspected before dispatch — a practical route to owning expressionist wall decor at a fraction of gallery pricing.
also known as Lovers II
1917
Oil on canvas
98 x 169 cm
Osterreichische Galerie Belvedere, Austria.
When Egon Schiele painted Embrace (Lovers II) in 1917, his art had matured. While always preoccupied with sexuality, Schiele had broken with the writhing, emaciated nudes of his earlier work. The man and woman in Embrace (Lovers II) stand in stark contrast to the woebegone lovers found in such pieces as Seated Couple and Death and the Maiden. Here, Schiele opts to depict not anxiety but affection. The titular embrace is an intimate one, a perfect union of Schiele's newfound tenderness and signature sensuality.
Painted just a year before his death at the age of twenty-eight, Embrace (Lovers II) shows Schiele at his most confident as an artist. The lovers in this piece are among the most expertly rendered three-dimensional figures Schiele ever created. Yet while certainly realistic, the man and woman also exude an expressionistic energy. The male figure envelopes the female figure in his arms as she strokes his shoulder and caresses the left side of his face. The way Schiele layers the brushstrokes on their flesh conveys the physicality of this moment brilliantly. Further accentuating the lovers' passion is the vibrant background, a textured mass of yellows, blacks and browns. A true sensualist, Schiele wants his viewer to meditate on his subjects, hardly allowing even a strand of his female figure's hair to fall off the canvas. This painterly generosity makes Embrace (Lovers II) one of the most fully realized works in Schiele's entire oeuvre.
The fine art subject is rebuilt stroke by stroke in oil, giving the finished canvas the depth expected of expressionist oil painting wall decor.
Trained artists work in stages — underpainting, mid-tones, highlights, and detail — using traditional oils on canvas. Because nothing is printed, every hand painted oil painting has its own subtle texture and depth.
For entryway wall decor that does not feel generic, a painted fine art canvas is hard to beat. It is a popular fine art oil painting pick for new homeowners and a durable alternative to seasonal poster art.
Order Embrace as a hand painted oil painting on canvas and add lasting expressionist character to your entryway. Custom sizes, a digital proof before dispatch, and secure worldwide shipping are included.
| Size | Price |
|---|---|
| 20 X 40 in | $116.48 |
| 24 X 48 in | $172.48 |
| 30 X 60 in | $243.48 |
| 36 X 72 in | $313.48 |
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Every canvas is painted by hand in oils on artist-grade stretched canvas, with an extra blank border left for framing. How to care for your painting.
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