Art of the 20th Century

 



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Oskar
Kokoschka



 


 

Oskar Kokoschka

(b Pöchlarn, Lower Austria, 1 March 1886; d Montreux, 22 Feb 1980).

Austrian painter, printmaker and writer. He revolutionized the art of the turn of the century, adopting a radical approach to art, which was for him essential to the human condition and politically engaged. Kokoschka promoted a new visual effect in painting, related to making visible the immaterial forces active behind the external appearance of things, in which the object was a living, moving substance that revealed its inner essence to the eye. This applied to the portraits as well as to the townscapes. The art-historical basis for his work lies in the painting tradition of Austrian late Baroque and especially in the colourfully expressive visions of Franz Anton Maulbertsch. As was true of many artists of his generation, Kokoschka’s creative urge was also expressed in literature and showed a clear inclination towards music and theatre.

 




 
 

 

 


Self-Portrait



 


Else Kupfer




 


Adele Astaire





Arnonld Schonberg
 



 


Egon Wellesz




 


Montana



 


Londres, panoramica del Tamesis I



 


Londres, Chelsea Reach



 


Vista de Londres con St. Paul´s



 


Praga



 


Praga




 


Praga





El asesino, esperanza de las mujeres