The Friends (Study for the Poster for the 49th Exhibition of the Vienna Secession)

Egon Schiele

1918

Gouache, black crayon, black ink, graphite traces, and collage element on tan wove paper, mounted to card

Busch-Reisinger Museum

Drawing and text panel are separate sheets: drawing is gouache and black crayon, 45.8 x 50.7 cm; text panel is black ink and graphite on card with collaged element, 19.9 x 50.7 cm, separately mounted; inscribed: Secession 49. Ausstellung 9-6 1K-. Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of Gabriele Geier in memory of Paul E. Geier and his Friends in the Class of 1936 on the Occasion of their 60th Reunion