Of many works by these two artists, I'll call Braut (Bride) by Klimt as my first favorite. It was less iconic than the more renown Kuss (Kiss), but the images of this piece were richer and the messages more layered. I particularly loved the interplays of the patterns and the juxtaposition of those overtly sensual, to the point of near indecent fleshy figures, permeating a hedonistic and even sinister atmosphere. It was the unabashed abandon carried the day.
Braut, Gustav Klimt, 1918, Oberes Belvedere, Wien
My second favorite painting there was Fensterwand (Hauswand) (Window Wall (House Wall), which contrasted most violently with the Braut by Klimt.
Fensterwand (Hauswand), Egon Schiele, 1914, Oberes Belvedere, Wien
This Schiele piece, somber though not stern, was orderly and becalming, with dashes of colors accenting the overall gray scheme. It had a purifying effect, yet it was also playful in the details. This piece, completed just four short years before both his wife and he succumbed to the Spanish flu pandemic, represented the world to be smashed by the Great War (World War I). A very beautiful and poignant piece.
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