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In
spite of the war, Schiele was able to pursue
his artisitic endeavors. Indeed, his output
was prodigious-, his work reflecting the maturity
of an artist in full commmand of his talents.
The Vienna Secession Show of 1918, where Schile
exhibited in the main hall and for which he
had designed the poster, brought him great success.
During the last year of his life he also had
successful shows in Zurich, Prague, and Dresden.
At the end of 1918, the influenza epidemic that
claimed over twenty million lives worldwide
reached Vienna. Edith, who was six months pregnant,
succumbed to it on October 28th, followed three
days later by Egon. He was twenty-eight years
old.
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