Kokoschka portrait and figure drawings

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KOKOSCHKAPortraits and Figure Drawings

47 Works

Oskar Kokoschka

DOVER PUBLICATIONS, INC.

Mineola, New York

PUBLISHER'S MOTE

Oskar KOKOSCHKA (1886-1980), born in Pochlarn, Austria, was an important

writer ofavant-garde plays and a set designer, but is best remembered as one ofthe

chief twentieth-century artists of the German-speaking countries. Sometimes

considered to be the greatest draftsman among them, he produced a huge numberofdrawings in many media, largely as studies for paintings and illustrations. After

long years in Vienna, his colorful career, checkered by causes celebres and political

exile, led him to reside in Dresden, Prague, London (he was naturalized as a

British subject in 1947) and Villeneuve, Switzerland. Among his varied artistic

themes, human subject matter predominates: figure painting and a very penetrat-

ing psychoanalytical portraiture. In fact, even his famous cityscapes have been

called "city portraits." The present volume, including 47 great drawings, concen-

trates entirely on figure studies and portraits.

Ranging in date from the Klimt- and Schiele-like studies of 1906 to the

magnificently free and untrammeled style of1969, these drawings include a study

for the famous lithograph cycle Die trdutnenden Knaben (The Dreaming Boys) and a

sketch for an Odyssey illustration. The selection features several highly instructive

long sequences in which Kokoschka made numerous drawings of single sitters in

rapid succession, tirelessly striving to capture the essence of their personalities. In

some of his late works the artist achieves especially magical effects of luminosity

by a skillful mixture of media, but in all periods his line is a faithful servant of his

highly individual vision.

A few ofthe illustrations have been placed somewhat out ofchronological order

to achieve a more desirable visual sequence.

Copyright

Copyright © 1996 by Dover Publications, Inc.

All rights reserved under Pan American and International Copyright Conventions.

Bibliographical Note

Kokoschka Portraits and Figure Drawings: 47 Works is a new work, first published by Dover

Publications, Inc., in 1996.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Kokoschka, Oskar, 1886- .

Kokoschka drawings : 47 works / Oskar Kokoschka.

p. cm.ISBN 0-486-29297-5 (pbk.)

1. Kokoschka. Oskar, 1886- —Themes, motives. I. Title.

NC245.K568A4 1996

741.942—dc20 96-5411

CIP

NC245.K56B

1996

Manufactured in the United States of AmericaDover Publications, Inc., 31 Hast 2nd Street. Mineola, N.Y. 11501

The conjurer's daughter; study for the lithographic cycle Die traumenden Knaben (The Dreaming

Boys). Pencil. 47 x 31.5 cm. 1906-07.

Stiul\ for the crematorium in Breslau (now TOodaw) Charcoal 32 x 45 cm. llH>*>-10.

Seated nude girl with knees drawn up. Pencil, watercolor and opaque white. 44.5 x 31.5 cm. 1907.

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Portrait of an unknown man. Chalk 43 X 34 cm. llM2.

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rOP: Seated female nude with raised arms. Pencil. 35 x 26 cm. 1909-10. BOTTOM: Squatting

female nude with raised arms; study for the crematorium in Breslau. Charcoal. Dimensions

unavailable. Inscribed by artist: "This is an original from my youth (1908-10?)."

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I he actress lun Senders. Medium and dimensions unavailable. Ca. N12.

Three views of a nude Savoyard boy. Chalk and watercolor. Clockwise from upper left:

44 X 32 cm; 40 x 31 cm; dimensions unavailable. 1912.

Woman leaning on her elbow. C'lulk and watercalar. 30.7 x 43 cm. 1913

The German writer Mcchthild Lichnowski. Charcoal. 30 X 21 cm. 1W>.

10 The Austrian Expressionist writer Albert Ehrenstein. Pencil. 46.5 x 33cm. Ca. N14.

Self-portrait. Charcoal. 44 x 32 cm. 1917. 11

12 Standing female mule. India ink. u\ x 41 cm. Ca. l

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Ottilie Eichclkamp of Cologne, the bride of Dr. Fritz Neubcrger. Charcoal (?). Dimensions

unavailable. Inscribed: "In memory of friend Otti as a bride." Dated January 31, 1918. 13

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14 Norbcrt Wicn. Pencil. 71.1 X 49.5 Cm. Inscribed: "To my friend Norbert \\ lcn ."ll >20.

Standing female nude. Brush, India ink. 56.5 x 37.7 cm. 1920s. 15

16 ["he Viennese publisher Richard 1 Snyi Chalk. 53.1 x 41 cm. Ca. 1921.

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Schmidt, Minister of Public Worship and Education. Green chalk. 55 x 35.4 cm. Inscribed: "In

memory of the evening at Your Excellences with Abdullah Bey / Grosser Garten [Dresden],

June 3, 1921." 17

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Edith Rosenheim. Charcoal. 65.5 x 48 cm, Inscribed: "For Ins deai and good friend Hugo

Benario on the occasion of his visit to Dresden." ll)_-

Anna and the embassy secretary; illustration for Der Unentritmbare (The Inescapable Man) by

Victor Dirsztay. Brush, India ink. 49.7 x 22.8 cm. 1923. 19

2d I otte Mandcl recumbent Chalk. 47.2 x 65 5 cm. 1923-24.

Lotte Mandel with necklace and turban. Pencil. 29 X 23 cm. Inscribed: "My baby Lotte.

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22 I otte Mandd with .1 hat. Ptncil. 28 x 22.5 cm. Inscribed: "Lotto, springtime lamb." 1923-24.

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Mrs. Merson seated. Medium and dimensions unavailable. 1931. 23

24 Mrs. Mcrson. Red chalk. 45 X 56 cm. 11

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Mrs. Merson clasping her left leg. Red chalk. 56.5 x 44 cm. 1931. 25

26 Trudl. Chalk. 50 x 35.5 cm. 1931.

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Trudl. Charcoal. 33 x 48.5 cm. 1931. 27

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2K Trudl resting her dun on her hands. IViKil. 33.5 x 41.8 cm. 1931.

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he now young lady," Paris. Chalk. 35 x 49 cm. Inscribed "For Erno with the rcd-and-wbiteribbon." 1933.

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'The new young lady" showing her left hand. Chalk. 35 x 49 cm. 1933. 31

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32 "The new young lady" with her left forearm raised. Chalk. Dimensions unavailable. 1933.

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Self-portrait. Brush, India ink. 18.9 x 16.1 cm. Inscribed: "To Balintjeno with real love from

her O.K." 1934. 33

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Mother Gubler. Colored chalks. 75 x 59 cm. Inscribed: "Mother Gubler ai 82, for her son Fntz;

drawn tor him by Oskai Kokoschka, Sept 1952."

Minona I. Black and colored chalks. 38 x 28.2 cm. 1944. 35

.V) Tanja with Iwr left forearm raised. Chalk. (><> x 47.5 cm. 1962

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Vcska. Chalk. 58.5 x 45.5 cm. 1964. 37

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38 Odysseus with dog and hedgehog. Brush, India ink. 56.5 \ 39 cm. 1965.

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The Russian pianist Sviatoslav Richter. Charcoal. 51 X 41.2 cm. Inscribed: "Richter /

Beethoven / OK / Sept. 2 / Sept. 3, [19)65." 39

40 Isotta. Chalk. 63 x 46.5 cm. 1965.

Thomas Neurath. Chalk. 66 x 51 cm. 1969. 41

42 \\. iltcr Friedlander. Chalk. 44.5 X 34.5cm. \'h^

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Colonel Norman Colville. Chalk. 64.8 x 49.9 cm. Inscribed in English: "My beloved

Norman." Dated October 3, 1969. 43

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UckctchkaPortraits and Figure Drawings

47 Works

Oskar Kokoschka

A leading figure in Austro-German Expressionism, Oskar Kokoschka (1886-1980)

was strongly influenced by the Vienna Secession, in particular the work of Klimt.

He went on to develop his own style, notable for its originality, power and acute

psychological penetration.

This volume contains a rich selection of 47 of Kokoschka's finest drawings,

concentrating entirely on figure studies and portraits. Ranging in date from the

Klimt- and Schiele-like studies of 1906 to the magnificently free and untrammeledstyle of 1969, the drawings include a study for the famous lithograph cycle Dietrdumenden Knaben (The Dreaming Boys) and a sketch for an Odyssey illustration.

Also included are several highly instructive long sequences in which Kokoschkamade numerous drawings of single sitters in rapid succession, tirelessly striving to

capture the essence of their personalities.

Evident in all these works are the nervous intensity, virtuosic flowing line andsensitivity to his subject that characterize the artist's finest work. Now admirers of

Kokoschka and any lover of modern art or Expressionism can enjoy this

inexpensive treasury of superb drawings by one of the century's greatest masters.

Original Dover (1996) publication. 47 black-and-white drawings. Introduction.

Captions. 48pp. 8^ x IDs. Paperbound.

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