[KAUFMAN, Enit Zerner (1897-1961)] –SCHIELE, Egon (1890-1918). Autograph letter signed ("Egon Schiele" in a paraph), [to Enit Zerner Kaufman, "Fraulein"]. [Vienna], 22 August 1918.

1 page, 4to, tipped into an autograph album.

Schiele arranges a meeting with his student, whose work he describes as promising, frequently mentioning his address in Vienna, Hietzinger Hauptstrasse 101, and Hietzing, Vienna’s 13th district, with which Schiele is closely associated.

Following his military service in World War I, Schiele was back in Vienna in 1917, where he focused on his artistic career. His output was prolific, and he was invited to participate in the Secessions's 49th exhibition, held in Vienna in 1918. He had 50 works accepted for the exhibition, which were displayed in the main hall, and he designed the poster for the exhibition, reminiscent of the Last Supper. The show was a success, and he received many portrait commissions. On October 28, 1918, Schiele's wife Edith died from the Spanish Flu pandemic that had claimed more than 20,000,000 lives in Europe; Schiele died three days later.

[Autograph album also includes:] HANAK, Anton. ALS. A "cryptographic" letter to Enit Kaufman (nee Zerner). Tipped in. -- Numerous signatures, including actress Lotte Medelsky, opera star Enrico Caruso, singer Jan Kiepura, actor Aleksandër Moisiu, author Erich Kästner, actress Lili Marburg, designer Robert Kronfeld, singer Charles Kullmann, singer Elisabeth Schumann, singer Luise Helletsgruber, actress Katharine Hepburn, skater Ernst Baier, skater Karl Schäfer, Indian leader H. T. Mazumdar, and others.

Property from the Estate of Mr. Curt and Dr. Fleur Strand of New York City, New York and Snowmass Village, Colorado