Preview: Egon Schiele and Oskar Kokoschka. Rivals and Networkers

Information:

Hirmer Verlag, 272 pages, 250 images, hardcover, March 2026

With contributions by:

Christian Bauer, Aglaja Kempf, Bernadette Reinhold, Anna Stuhlpfarrer

Following a generous donation from Olda Kokoschka, 110 years after Kokoschka's birth, the Oskar Kokoschka Center was founded in 1996 as an independent department within the institute Collection and Archives at the University of Applied Arts Vienna. To mark its 30th anniversary, a series of activities are planned. These include an exhibition on Kokoschka and Egon Schiele at the Kokoschka Museum Pöchlarn (curator for the Angewandte: Anna Stuhlpfarrer). At the same time, an exhibition on the two prominent artists will also be on display at the Schiele Museum in Tulln.

In addition, a comprehensive German-English publication will be released in March 2026.

Oskar Kokoschka and Egon Schiele are towering figures of Austrian Modernism. Their early work marks the beginning of Austrian Expressionism, and their rivalry is as exceptional as their networks.

When Egon Schiele died in 1918 at just 28 years old—his attempt at reconciliation with Kokoschka having failed—the elder artist still had six decades ahead of him, during which he would be celebrated internationally as a major Austrian figure. But he never escaped Schiele’s shadow—quite the contrary.

Exhibitions:

Kokoschka Museum Pöchlarn, March 27 – October 26, 2026

Egon Schiele Museum, Tulln, March 27 – November 1, 2026