Sailing Ships in Reflection in Undulating Water / Harbor of Trieste
Egon Schiele
1907. Oil and pencil on canvas. 25 × 18 cm. Leopold Museum, Vienna, Austria.An early landscape study by Austrian artist Egon Schiele, painted during a trip to the port of Trieste in 1907. The work shows the strong influence of Gustav Klimt, Vienna Secession aesthetics, and Japanese printmaking. The composition highlights rhythmic, undulating water reflections of moored sailboats, turning natural forms into graphic decorative patterns.
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