Dead Tree (Selbstbildnis)

Artist: Egon Schiele
Artwork: Dead Tree (Selbstbildnis)
Description: Dead Tree (Selbstbildnis) is a 1911 oil painting by Egon Schiele. The painting depicts a dead tree with a large, gnarled root structure. The tree is set against a pale, cloudy sky. The painting is a self-portrait of Schiele, who was 21 at the time he painted it. The dead tree is a symbol of Schiele’s own mortality, and the painting is a meditation on death and the passage of time.
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