The artwork “Standing Female Nude in a Blue Robe,” created by Egon Schiele in 1913 in Vienna, Austria, is a watercolor on paper that belongs to the Expressionist movement. The genre of this artwork is nude painting (nu), and it is currently in a private collection.
The artwork presents a rear view of a female figure rendered with expressive lines and a vivid sense of form. The woman depicted is standing, and she appears to be adjusting or holding a blue robe that drapes down her body. The choice of colors is limited but striking, with the blue of the robe and green accents standing out against the delicate tones of the figure’s skin. Schiele’s use of watercolor imbues the piece with a sense of immediacy and fluidity, capturing a moment of intimate, everyday life. The brushwork and delineation of the figure’s spine and the contours of her form are characteristic of Schiele’s attention to physical detail and the emotional resonance of the human form.
