Guido Arnot was one of the first art dealers in Vienna who sustained a committed interest in Schiele’s art, which he began buying in 1912. In 1914 he mounted an exhibition of Schiele’s work and a smaller exhibition followed until 1918, the year of Schiele’s death.
The picture was bought by an anonymous buyer underbid by leading American collector Ronald Lauder.
Egon Schiele’s oil on canvas Portrait of the Art Dealer Guido Arnot.
LONDON: Highlight of the German and Austrian series from the Marvin & Janet Fishman Collection was Egon Schiele’s oil on canvas Portrait of the Art Dealer Guido Arnot, 4ft 7in x 3ft 7in (1.40 x 1.09m), signed and dated 1918 which sold at Sotheby’s in London for £6.5m (plus premium), more than twice its top estimate.
