Track this book
You choose which shelves are public. Progress and read dates stay yours.
About
A major figure in the Expressionist movement, Oskar Kokoschka (1886-1980) studied in Vienna, and early in his career was strongly influenced by Art Nouveau, particularly the elegant style of Gustav Klimt. Around 1909 he painted the first of his Expressionist portraits, which seem to reveal their sitters' emotional life. The restless draftsmanship and broken patterns of color in these likenesses predict the emergence of the artist's mature style in such paintings as Bride of the Wind of 1914. Seriously wounded in World War I, Kokoschka produced little work until 1924, when he began a series of…
More by Oskar Kokoschka
All books
More like this
Reviews
Rating integrity
HealthyCounted ratings come from accounts older than 7 days and were made on or after publication. Finished readers weigh ×1.0. Readers who have not finished yet weigh ×0.5. Did-not-finish ratings are shown but not counted.
Editions
8 editions · 3 languages- Other · English · 1995Cameo/Abrams [i.e. Abrams/Cameo] · 64 pages · 9780810946828
- Other · English · 1992Courtauld Institute Galleries · 72 pages · 9780904563085
- Other · English · 1971Hamlyn · 90 pages · 9780600353058
- Other · English · 1971H.M.S.O. · 33 pages · 9780901486370
- Other · German · 2008Bibliothek der Provinz · 297 pages · 9783852529028
- Other · Italian · 1992Edizioni dell'elefante · 95 pages · 9788871760414
In artCatalogsExhibitionsArtHand in artCriticism and interpretationCourtauld Institute GalleriesArt collections