Egon Schiele

Egon Schiele, Self Portrait (1912)

Carine Roitfeld's favorite artist is Egon Schiele. I agree. So does Lou Doillon. If you are not familiar with his work, take the time to look at his drawings. His renderings of the human form are unmatched. He calls attention to parts of the body in ways that look unnatural. In fact, they are much more natural than the measured poses of most artists' figures. I own two books of Schiele's masterpieces and I heartily recommend both. Egon Schiele: Drawings and Watercolors by Jane Kallir is in hard cover and a little more expensive but worth it—a quality printing and very comprehensive. It's tough to lie abed with it though and since that's my favorite way to spend time with any artist I am getting to know, I needed a soft cover as well: Egon Schiele 1890-1918 by Reinhard Steiner.

Source: The Yorck Project: 10.000 Meisterwerke der Malerei. DVD-ROM, 2002. ISBN 3936122202. Distributed by DIRECTMEDIA Publishing GmbH.