Why it matters
Schiele tilts his head to one side while fixing his gaze on us, beside the bright red lanterns of a physalis plant, looking both vulnerable and self-assured. It is one of his best-known self-portraits.
Did you know?
- Schiele conceived it as a pendant to his portrait of Wally.
- The red lanterns balance the dark head and body.
- It is in the Leopold Museum in Vienna.
Based on the Russian Wikipedia article Автопортрет с физалисом (CC BY-SA 4.0).
