Kopfteil eines Rossharnisch 1918

This is a drawing by Egon Schiele, made with watercolor and pencil. It's a piece that feels immediate, like a thought caught on paper. Look at the way Schiele uses line here. It's raw, almost clumsy, but so expressive. That thick black outline around the horse’s head isn't just a border; it's like a cage, trapping the energy inside. The watercolor wash creates this earthy ground, setting off the bright red crest. It’s so thin in places you can see the paper grain coming through. The strokes aren't blended; they sit on the surface like a nervous sweat. See the drawing of the eye? It’s more like a wheel. That one little detail is so evocative of the feeling in Schiele's drawings, the way he can make a portrait feel symbolic all at once. Schiele reminds me of other artists who pushed the boundaries of representation like Francis Bacon, or maybe even some of Philip Guston’s later work. Art is a conversation and it is not about fixed meanings, it is about possibilities!