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Monday, 08 February 2016 10:35

The Leopold Museum Seeks Sponsors to Save Works by Egon Schiele and Gustav Klimt

Egon Schiele's 'Portrait of Wally.' Egon Schiele's 'Portrait of Wally.' Wikipedia

Would you pay to see art that's broken, mouldy or eaten by worms? Vienna's famous Leopold Museum sure hopes so. The prestigious home of Gustav Klimt and Egon Schiele is displaying damaged artworks to raise funds for their restoration.

Around 185 pieces by Austrian artists, ranging from turn-of-the-century paintings to Art Deco chairs and lamps, are part of the unconventional Hidden Treasures exhibition.

Some, like Robert Russ's 1885 "Mill with Evening Sky", reveal damaging tears in the canvas or heavily flaking paint.

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