Credit Line:The Frederick and Helen Serger Collection, Bequest of Helen Serger, in honor of William S. Lieberman, 1989
Accession Number:1991.179
Inscription: Signed and dated (lower right): Egon / Schiele / 1913
[E. and A. Silberman Galleries, New York, until 1960; sold in 1960 to Feilchenfeldt]; [Walter Feilchenfeldt, Zurich, 1960–62; sold in 1962 to Serger]; Helen Serger, New York (1962–d. 1989; her bequest to MMA)
New York. La Boetie, Inc. "Women by Leading Painters and Sculptors," November 10–December 31, 1964, no. 29 (as "Two Women," lent by a private collection) [possibly this picture].
New York. La Boetie. "Egon Schiele and his Circle," May–June 1971, no. 23 (as "Two Friends," lent by a private collection).
Des Moines Art Center. "Egon Schiele and the Human Form: Drawings and Watercolors," September 20–October 31, 1971, no. 34 (as "Two Friends," lent by Mrs. Helen Serger, New York).
Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts. "Egon Schiele and the Human Form: Drawings and Watercolors," November 15–December 19, 1971, no. 34.
Art Institute of Chicago. "Egon Schiele and the Human Form: Drawings and Watercolors," January 3–February 13, 1972, no. 34.
Birmingham, Ala. Birmingham Museum of Art. "Austrian Art: Viennese Art from 1890 to 1918," April 16–May 22, 1977, no. 60 (as "Two Friends," lent by Mrs Frederick Serger, New York).
Vienna. Akademie der bildenden Künste. "Egon Schiele vom Schüler zum Meister: Zeichnungen und Aquarelle 1906–1918," January–March 1984, no. 72 (as "Freundinnen").
Milan. Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera. "Egon Schiele da allievo a maestro: Disegni e acquarelli 1906–1918," March 16–May 20, 1984, no. 72.
Rome. Pinacoteca Capitolina, Campidoglio. "Egon Schiele," June 21–August 5, 1984, no. 120 (as "Le amiche").
Venice. Museo d'Arte Moderna Ca' Pesaro. "Egon Schiele," August 26–November 25, 1984, no. 120.
Palermo. Villa Zito. "Egon Schiele da allievo a maestro: Disegni e acquarelli 1906–1918," February 28–April 14, 1985, no. 72 (as "Le amiche").
The Tel Aviv Museum of Art. "Egon Schiele vom Schüler zum Meister: Zeichnungen und Aquarelle 1906–1918," April 20–May 23, 1985, no. 72.
Hamburger Kunsthalle. "Egon Schiele vom Schüler zum Meister: Zeichnungen und Aquarelle 1906–1918," May 31–July 14, 1985, no. 72.
Salzburg. Museum der Moderne Rupertinum. "Egon Schiele vom Schüler zum Meister: Zeichnungen und Aquarelle 1906–1918," July 27–September 29, 1985, no. 72.
Graz. Schloss Plankenwirth. "Egon Schiele vom Schüler zum Meister: Zeichnungen und Aquarelle 1906–1918," October–November 1985, no. 72.
Innsbruck. Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum. "Egon Schiele vom Schüler zum Meister: Zeichnungen und Aquarelle 1906–1918," January 7–February 9, 1986, no. 72.
Bottrop. Josef Albers Museum. "Egon Schiele vom Schüler zum Meister: Zeichnungen und Aquarelle 1906–1918," February 16–April 13, 1986, no. 72.
Nuremberg. Kunsthalle Nürnberg. "Egon Schiele vom Schüler zum Meister: Zeichnungen und Aquarelle 1906–1918," April 23–June 22, 1986, no. 72.
New York. Helen Serger / La Boetie, Inc. "Helen Serger 1901–1989: A Memorial Exhibition," December 22, 1989–February 10, 1990, unnum. brochure (as "Freundinnen").
New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Drawings: Additions to the Collection," May 23–September 29, 1991, no catalogue.
Martigny. Fondation Pierre Gianadda. "Schiele," February 3–May 14, 1995, no. 83 (as "Deux femmes enlacées").
John David Farmer inAustrian Art: Viennese Art from 1890 to 1918. Exh. cat., Birmingham Museum of Art. [Birmingham, Ala.], 1977, unpaginated, no. 60, ill.
Jane Kallir. Egon Schiele. The Complete Works Including a Biography and Catalogue Raisonné. Expanded edition (1st ed., 1990). New York, 1998, p. 498, no. D.1283, ill. and fig. 67, calls it "Girlfriends (Freundinnen)" and locates it in a private collection.
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