One artist that seems to get overlooked by the general population, or at least hasn't found the same widespread fame and recognition as some of his turn-of-the century counterparts is Egon Schiele. His career was short-lived, cut down by the Spanish flu epidemic in 1918, and for people who don't immerse themselves in art history, he seems to fall through the cracks of the modern art movement.
Well he recently broke his own record for a piece sold by the artist. It's a melancholy landscape, intimately constructed and beautifully laid out in a rather "folk-arty" style, with brief marks of vibrant color breaking up the dingy-ness. In such a dark landscape, the bright dashes and marks standout, almost representing the people within the quaint city homes, taking on the life that the barren ground and rustic earth-toned homes lack.
Anyways, he really is one of my favorite artists...look him up and check out the article below.
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/43501002/ns/today-entertainment/
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