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What was Oskar Kokoschka trying to capture in his portraits?
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In his portraits, Oskar Kokoschka was trying to capture the inner psyche of his subjects. As an Expressionist artist, he believed this to be far more important than accurately recording their physical characteristics. On 1stDibs, find a variety of Oskar Kokoschka art.
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Mädchen am Fenster. 1906-08.
By Oskar Kokoschka
Located in New York, NY
Mädchen am Fenster. 1906-08. Color lithograph printed on smooth card stock. Full margins. Tipped into a later presentaion folder, signed by the artist in pencil, on the recto. Published by the Wiener Werkstätte, Vienna, with the printed postcard text on verso. Among Kokoschka's earliest prints were a series of 14 postcards, the current work and the following lot that he produced for the Wiener Werkstätte. Wingler/Welz 4.
Oskar Kokoschka was an Austrian artist, poet and playwright best known for his intense expressionistic portraits...
Category
Early 1900s Vienna Secession Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Painter and Model - Oskar Kokoschka - Original Lithograph 1959
By Oskar Kokoschka
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 43 x 40 cm.
Painter and Model is an original burnt-Sienna color lithograph on paper, realized in 1959 by the Austrian Expressionist master Oskar Kokoschka (1886-19...
Category
1950s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
"Le Bal Masque" Giuseppe Verdi Opera
By Oskar Kokoschka
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Le Bal Masque" Giuseppe Verdi Opera, 1967 is an original color lithograph on Japan paper by renown Austrian expressionist artist Oskar ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Die Traumende Knaben - Lithographs by Oskar Kokoschka - 1908
By Oskar Kokoschka
Located in Roma, IT
Die Traumende Knaben is an original modern rare book illustrated by Oskar Kokoschka (Pöchlarn, 1886 – Montreux, 1980) in 1908 .
Original First Edition.
Published by Wiener Werkstä...
Category
Early 1900s Expressionist More Art
Materials
Lithograph
Mörder Hoffnung der Frauen - Rare Book Illustrated by Oskar Kokoschka - 1916
By Oskar Kokoschka
Located in Roma, IT
Mörder hoffnung der frauen (Murderer, Hope of Women) is an original modern rare book illustrated by Oskar Kokoschka (Pöchlarn, 1886 – Montreux, 1980) in 1916.
Original deluxe editio...
Category
1910s Expressionist More Art
Materials
Paper, Etching
"Le Bal Masque" Giuseppe Verdi Opera
By Oskar Kokoschka
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Le Bal Masque" Giuseppe Verdi Opera, 1967 is an original color lithograph on Japan paper by renown Austrian expressionist artist Oskar ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph