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Seated Woman with Bent Knee

Egon Schiele

1917 · Gouache, watercolour and black crayon on paper · National Gallery Prague

Size2:3 ratio

Will it fit? See it to scale above your sofa, bed or mantel

Frame

$59Unframed print · made to order

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About this work

Artist: Egon Schiele (1890–1918)
Year: 1917
Medium: Gouache, watercolour and black crayon on paper
Original size: 46 × 30.5 cm
Collection: National Gallery Prague
Movement: Expressionism

A young woman with a mass of orange-red hair sits on the ground, resting her cheek on one raised knee in a dark stocking and looking straight out; she wears a deep green top and a white petticoat, and her other leg falls aside. Around her there is nothing but the cream paper. Schiele made the sheet in 1917 in gouache, watercolour and black crayon, with stiff, visibly dragged strokes and sharp, broken outlines. The palette is held to cream, white, black, green, red and orange. It belongs to the National Gallery Prague, in its collection of works on paper.

This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

Orange hair, deep green and black stockings on bare cream paper make a striking single figure for a bedroom, dressing room or study. Pair it with Toulouse-Lautrec's Jane Avril at 12×18 in a black frame.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Expressionism painting
Era: 20th century (1917)
Orientation: Portrait
Mood: intimate
Rooms: bedroom, study or library, living room, dining room
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. We'd hang this one at 12×18. Prints at 12×18, 16×24 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway.

Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — dark wood flatters the lighter palette; black sharpens it.

Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).

Details & materials

• Restored in-house from the original painting — cleaned and colour-trued at museum resolution • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 12×18, 16×24 in; every size also available framed • Framed option: wood frame in black or dark wood, 12 mm wide and 22 mm deep, with a plexiglass front and no mat; the print is mounted inside and the frame's outside measures the listed size • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

Shipping & returns

Printed after you order at the facility nearest you, then shipped. Standard delivery is free and takes 4–9 business days from order to door in the US, UK and EU (up to 10 elsewhere); Express takes 4–6 business days. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The image fills the print at the painting's own proportions; nothing is trimmed to fit a frame.

Is Seated Woman with Bent Knee in the public domain?

Yes. Egon Schiele (1890–1918) died more than 70 years ago and the work was made and first published more than 95 years ago, so the painting itself is public domain in the US and Europe. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by National Gallery Prague.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×18 and 16×24 inches; every size is also offered framed in black or dark wood, with plexiglass and no mat. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was Seated Woman with Bent Knee painted, and in what medium?

Seated Woman with Bent Knee dates from 1917 and was made in gouache, watercolour and black crayon on paper; the original measures 46 × 30.5 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 16×24 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 12×18 suits a narrower wall or a pair. For Seated Woman with Bent Knee we'd choose 12×18.

About this design

Seated Woman with Bent Knee (Egon Schiele) — Seated Woman with Bent Knee · Egon Schiele · 1917. This is a fine-art reproduction of a public-domain masterwork, shown whole and uncropped on a gallery ground, printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Every size is offered unframed or framed in black or dark wood. Part of the Madten Fine Art Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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Also available as

An exhibition poster

The same artwork as a gallery exhibition poster — title, artist & date typeset beneath the image on a soft ground.

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