Klimt was known to have favored the young artist and bought his drawings in exchange for some of his own. He is also responsible for getting Egon in touch with clients and arranged models for him to work on. Egon’s erratic behavior and style of drawing attracted much criticism in his short but colorful life that lasted only 28 years. In 1908 he had his first exhibition in Klosterneuberg and he also left the academy in his third year forming a new group the “Neukunstgruppe” or New Art Group along with many of his uninspired co-students at the academy of arts.
Klimt was known to have favored the young artist and bought his drawings in exchange for some of his own. He is also responsible for getting Egon in touch with clients and arranged models for him to work on. Egon’s erratic behavior and style of drawing attracted much criticism in his short but colorful life that lasted only 28 years. In 1908 he had his first exhibition in Klosterneuberg and he also left the academy in his third year forming a new group the “Neukunstgruppe” or New Art Group along with many of his uninspired co-students at the academy of arts.