EGON Schiele was an Austrian painter in the early 20th century who was Gustav Klimt’s protégé. Here’s what you need to know about the major figurative painter. Who was Egon Schiele? Born in Tulln an der Donau, Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1890, Schiele idolised Gustav Klimt. Schiele’s intense portraits famously featured nude figures. The police confiscated […]