A rivalry that produced artistic masterpieces. Lavishly illustrated, this publication examines the relationship between two icons of the Austrian art scene, Oskar Kokoschka and Egon Schiele. These young stars were rivals and gifted networkers; their race for success and recognition opens a previously unwritten chapter of modernism.

Oskar Kokoschka and Egon Schiele are the leading figures of modernism in Austria. The artists' early work laid the foundations for Austrian Expressionism, and their rivalry is as unique as their networks. When Egon Schiele died in 1918 at the age of just 28, and his attempt at rapprochement with Kokoschka had failed, the older artist still had six decades ahead of him, which he would spend as an internationally celebrated artist. However, he never escaped Schiele's shadow – quite the opposite. Using numerous reproductions of his work and historical documents, the volume describes in detail the feud waged by these two exceptional talents.

Publication: Ed. Christian Bauer, Bernadette Reinhold

Contributions by Christian Bauer, Aglaja Kempf, Bernadette Reinhold, Anna Stuhlpfarrer

Text: English / German
272 pages, 250 illustrations,
22,5 × 28,5 cm, hardback 

Not yet on sale, will be published by Hirmer Verlag - 05/2026

ISBN: 978-3-7774-4523-6