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Provenance

Dorotheum, Vienna, 16 September 1960, lot 263 Dorotheum, Vienna, 16 September 1966, lot 311 (possibly) Galerie Ariadne, Vienna Serge and Vally Sabarsky, New York (acquired by 1979) Christie’s, New York, 7 May 2009, lot 127 (consigned by the above) Acquired at the above sale by the present owner

Exhibited

Vienna, Galerie Ariadne, Lagerkatalog , 1971, no. 108, illustrated Tokyo, Seibu Museum of Art, Egon Schiele , 1979, no. 38, illustration of the recto (titled Girl with Hat and dated 1913) Vienna, Historisches Museum der Stadt; Linz, Neue Galerie der Stadt/Wolfgang-Gurlitt-Museum; Munich, Museum Villa Stück and Hanover, Kestner-Gesellschaft, Egon Schiele, Zeichnungen und Aquarelle aus den Beständen des Historischen Museums der Stadt Wien und aus amerikanischem Privatbesitz ausgewählt von Serge Sabarsky , 1981-82, no. 73, pp. 136 and 187, illustrated Rome, Pinacoteca Capitolina and Venice, Museo d'Arte Moderna Ca'Pesaro, Egon Schiele , 1984, no. 129, p. 195, illustration in color of the recto (titled Ragazza con cappello and dated 1913) Charleroi, Belgium, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Egon Schiele , 1987, no. 81, p. 134, illustration in color of the recto (titled Fille avec un chapeau and dated 1913) Städtische Galerie Rosenheim; Florence, Palazzo Strozzi; Herforder Kunstverein im Daniel-Pöppelmann-Haus; Leverkusen, Erholungshaus der Bayer A.G.; Frankfurt, Jahrhunderthalle Hoechst; Bari, Castello Svevo; Genoa, Museo Villa Croce and Ferrara, Padiglione d'Arte Contemporanea di Palazzo Massari, Egon Schiele , 100 Zeichnungen und Aquarelle , 1988-89, no. 55 Nassau County Museum of Art, Egon Schiele, A Centennial Retrospective, 1890-1918 , 1990, no. 55, p. 172, illustrated in color of the recto (titled Mädchen mit Hut and dated 1913) Cesky Krumlov, Czech Republic, Mezinárodní kulturní centrum, Egona Schieleho , 1993-96 (on extended loan) Reykjavik, National Gallery of Iceland, Egon Schiele , 1996 New York, Neue Galerie, Egon Schiele: The Ronald S. Lauder and Serge Sabarsky Collections , 2005-06, no. D106, pp. 271, 414-15, illustration of the recto

Literature

Serge Sabarsky, Egon Schiele, Disegni Erotici , Milan, 1981, no. 7, pp. 12 and 87, illustration in color mof the recto Serge Sabarsky, Egon Schiele, Watercolors and Drawings, New York, 1983, p. 87, illustration in color of the recto ; p. 12 Serge Sabarsky, Egon Schiele , New York, 1985, no. 129, p. 222, illustration in color of the recto ; p. 156 (with incorrect medium) Jane Kallir, Egon Schiele, The Complete Works , New York, 1998, no. 1348, p. 505, illustration of the recto ; no. 1507, pp. 524-25, illustration of the verso Klaus Albrecht Schröder, Egon Schiele, Eros und Passion , Munich, 1995, p. 109, illustration in color of the recto Jane Kallir, Egon Schiele, The Complete Works Including a Biography and a Catalogue Raisonné, Expanded Edition , New York, 1998, no. 1348, p. 505, illustration of the recto ; no. 1507, pp. 524-25, illustration of the verso

Catalog summary

Property from a Private American Collection Egon Schiele 1890 - 1918 Sitzendes Mädchen mit Hut, onanierend (Seated Girl with Hat Masturbating) (recto); Mädchenakt (Nude Girl) (verso): A Double-Sided Work signed Egon Schiele and dated 1913 (lower right) pencil on paper 18 ⅞ by 12 ⅝ in. 47.9 by 32.1 cm. Executed in 1913-14. Provenance Dorotheum, Vienna, 16 September 1960, lot 263 Dorotheum, Vienna, 16 September 1966, lot 311 (possibly) Galerie Ariadne, Vienna Serge and Vally Sabarsky, New York (acquired by 1979) Christie’s, New York, 7 May 2009, lot 127 (consigned by the above) Acquired at the above sale by the present owner Exhibited Vienna, Galerie Ariadne, Lagerkatalog , 1971, no. 108, illustrated Tokyo, Seibu Museum of Art, Egon Schiele , 1979, no. 38, illustration of the recto (titled Girl with Hat and dated 1913) Vienna, Historisches Museum der Stadt; Linz, Neue Galerie der Stadt/Wolfgang-Gurlitt-Museum; Munich, Museum Villa Stück and Hanover, Kestner-Gesellschaft, Egon Schiele, Zeichnungen und Aquarelle aus den Beständen des Historischen Museums der Stadt Wien und aus amerikanischem Privatbesitz ausgewählt von Serge Sabarsky , 1981-82, no. 73, pp. 136 and 187, illustrated Rome, Pinacoteca Capitolina and Venice, Museo d'Arte Moderna Ca'Pesaro, Egon Schiele , 1984, no. 129, p. 195, illustration in color of the recto (titled Ragazza con cappello and dated 1913) Charleroi, Belgium, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Egon Schiele , 1987, no. 81, p. 134, illustration in color of the recto (titled Fille avec un chapeau and dated 1913) Städtische Galerie Rosenheim; Florence, Palazzo Strozzi; Herforder Kunstverein im Daniel-Pöppelmann-Haus; Leverkusen, Erholungshaus der Bayer A.G.; Frankfurt, Jahrhunderthalle Hoechst; Bari, Castello Svevo; Genoa, Museo Villa Croce and Ferrara, Padiglione d'Arte Contemporanea di Palazzo Massari, Egon Schiele , 100 Zeichnungen und Aquarelle , 1988-89, no. 55 Nassau County Museum of Art, Egon Schiele, A Centennial Retrospective, 1890-1918 , 1990, no. 55, p. 172, illustrated in color of the recto (titled Mädchen mit Hut and dated 1913) Cesky Krumlov, Czech Republic, Mezinárodní kulturní centrum, Egona Schieleho , 1993-96 (on extended loan) Reykjavik, National Gallery of Iceland, Egon Schiele , 1996 New York, Neue Galerie, Egon Schiele: The Ronald S. Lauder and Serge Sabarsky Collections , 2005-06, no. D106, pp. 271, 414-15, illustration of the recto Literature Serge Sabarsky, Egon Schiele, Disegni Erotici , Milan, 1981, no. 7, pp. 12 and 87, illustration in color mof the recto Serge Sabarsky, Egon Schiele, Watercolors and Drawings, New York, 1983, p. 87, illustration in color of the recto ; p. 12 Serge Sabarsky, Egon Schiele , New York, 1985, no. 129, p. 222, illustration in color of the recto ; p. 156 (with incorrect medium) Jane Kallir, Egon Schiele, The Complete Works , New York, 1998, no. 1348, p. 505, illustration of the recto ; no. 1507, pp. 524-25, illustration of the verso Klaus Albrecht Schröder, Egon Schiele, Eros und Passion , Munich, 1995, p. 109, illustration in color of the recto Jane Kallir, Egon Schiele, The Complete Works Including a Biography and a Catalogue Raisonné, Expanded Edition , New York, 1998, no. 1348, p. 505, illustration of the recto ; no. 1507, pp. 524-25, illustration of the verso