OSKAR KOKOSCHKA - watercolor on original paper of 10's -

Description: Oskar Kokoschka SIZE 11.4 x 7.8" // 29 x 20 CM DESCRIPTIONOskar Kokoschka (Austrian, 1886-1980): attribuited: portrait, watercolor on paper, signed with monogram lower left, unframed, well conserved.Kokoschka started painting and drawing at the age of fourteen and his training took place in the environment of the Viennese Secession, in direct contact with Klimt, who influenced his technique, and who welcomed him to the Kunstschau (Art Show) in 1908.Not only a painter, Oscar Kokoschka, who had a multifaceted artistic soul, made postcards, fans and other decorative objects, made his way as a writer with the play 'Mörder, Hoffnung der Frauen' (Murder, Hope of Women) which, staged in 1908, is considered the first work of expressionist theatre.In the drawings, executed between 1907 and 1912, which influenced Egon Schiele, among others, the figures were drawn in a delicate, irregularly arranged manner, this and Kokoschka's friendship with the modernist architect Adolf Loos, opened the doors to the drawing rooms of important Viennese families, who commissioned many portraits from him.The result of the work of these years was exhibited in Berlin and Cologne in 1912 and some of his works were acquired by various German museums.Oscar Kokoschka's character, open to all experiences, prompted him to agree to edit the 'Portrait of the Week' column in the Berlin avant-garde magazine Der Sturm, becoming the magazine's first illustrator.The presentation of the painting 'The Bride in the Wind', 1914, placed Oscar Kokoschka in a personal position within Expressionism with his agitated and nervous, essentially tragic painting.The painting was a tribute to Alma Mahler, widow of the composer Gustav Mahler, with whom Kokoschka had a tormented love affair that influenced his life.At the outbreak of World War I, the painter painted 'The Wandering Horseman' (1915) before enlisting as a volunteer.During the war Kokoschka almost died from a wound suffered on the Russian front, but he returned to middle-class life, recovered and moved to Dresden in 1916, where he taught at the Dresden Academy from 1920 to 1924.From those years onwards, he gradually favoured the treatment of large spaces, adopting light and bright colours in his painting, characteristic of German Expressionism.The painter's mental health, which had shown signs of discomfort during the war, continued to torment him. In order to escape the constant existential crises, he abandoned teaching and embarked on a series of journeys to Europe, North Africa and Asia Minor, intensifying his activity as an engraver and painter, producing portraits, mythological subjects and many landscapes depicting foreign locations.Oscar Kokoschka continued to travel the world and, under the pressure of political events, changed nationality twice.From 1934 to 1938, he lived in Prague and, over the next fifteen years, in London, before finally settling in Switzerland in 1953, while continuing to teach at the International Summer Academy in Strasbourg and carrying out intensive political and cultural publicity work.CONDITIONVery good condition.NOTE: If documentation is not listed, the lot is sold without documents. Please refer to our Terms and Conditions prior to bidding. Color fidelity of photos presented is not guaranteed. Lack of a condition statement does not imply that a lot is perfect. Please examine photos, read descriptions, and contact the Gallery with any questions prior to bidding. All sales are final.PROVENANCEPrivate collection.LITERATURENOTE: If documentation is not listed, the lot is sold without documents.There were no COAs or gallery documents with this item when we acquired it from a private collection, hence it is being sold as is.

Price: 399 USD

Location: Badia

End Time: 2024-09-08T15:55:06.000Z

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