Oskar Kokoschka, an Austrian artist, poet, and playwright, was a significant contributor to the Expressionist movement. He was born in Pöchlarn, Austria, in 1886 and studied at the School of Arts and Crafts in Vienna. Later on, he worked for Wiener Werkstätte (Viennese Workshops), a company that produced high-quality goods using traditional handicraft methods.
Kokoschka is well-known for his expressionistic portraits and landscapes that reflect his intense emotions. He became a leading exponent of Expressionism because of his revolutionary theories on vision that inspired many Viennese artists during the early 20th century.
The Neue Galerie represented Kokoschka exclusively for Austria during the interwar years. His works are easily recognizable as they feature his distinctive italic initials ‘OK,’ which he scratched deep into their surface.
Kokoschka’s influence extended beyond painting; he also established the “School of Seeing” in Salzburg, Austria (1953). It primarily focused on promoting individual artistic expression while educating students about composition fundamentals.
In 1980 Kokoschka passed away in Villeneuve Switzerland but left behind an extensive legacy as one of Austria’s most prominent artists.
All Oskar Kokoschka Artwork on Artchive
Artwork Name |
Year |
Medium |
Nude with Back Turned |
1907 |
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Flight into Egypt |
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The so-called Savoyard boy |
1913 |
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Couples in Conversation |
1917 |
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Sleeping Woman |
1917 |
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The Awakenings |
1917 |
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The Distant Island |
1917 |
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The Sailboat |
1908 |
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The Sleepers |
1917 |
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Robinson |
1908 |
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Portrait of Karl Kraus |
1901 |
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Portrait of Carl Moll |
1913 |
oil,canvas |
Portrait of a Young Girl |
1913 |
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Still life with a slaughtered lamb |
1910 |
oil,canvas |
Poster Design for the Jubilee Procession of the Kaiser |
1908 |
oil,canvas |
Self Portrait with Crossed Arms |
1923 |
oil,canvas |
Stockholm Harbour |
1920 |
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Self-Portrait with Hand by his face. |
1919 |
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Portrait of Commerce Counselor Ebenstein |
1908 |
oil,canvas |
Pieta |
1909 |
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Female nude seated on the ground |
1913 |
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The Elbe Near Dresden |
c.1921 |
oil,canvas |
The Power of Music |
c.1918 - c.1920 |
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Venice Dogana |
1948 |
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Anschluß - Alice in Wonderland |
1942 |
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Augustus Bridge - Dresden |
1923 |
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Children Playing |
1909 |
oil,canvas |
The Dreaming Boys |
1908 |
lithography,paper |
Crucifixion (Golgotha) |
1912 |
oil,canvas |
Dents du Midi |
1910 |
oil,canvas |
Dolomite Landscape: Tre Croci |
1913 |
oil |
Knight Errant (Self-Portrait) |
1915 |
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The Annunciation |
1911 |
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Illustration for 'Die Traumenden Knaben' |
1908 |
lithography,paper |
Loreley |
1941 - 1942 |
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Lovers with Cat |
1917 |
oil,canvas |
Adele Astaire |
1926 |
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Alma Mahler |
1912 |
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Bessie Bruce |
1910 |
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Gitta Wallerstein |
1921 |
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Girl with a Yellow Headband |
1908 - 1909 |
pencil,paper |
The Pagans |
1915 |
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The Hunt |
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Self-Portrait with Doll |
1921 |
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Self-Portrait (bust with pen) |
1914 |
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Traveler in a Thunderstorm |
1914 |
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Dragons over a Flame |
1914 |
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The Elbe at Dresden |
1922 |
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The Woman Leads the Man |
1914 |
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The Supplicant |
1914 |
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Fear and Hope |
1914 |
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Cardinal della Costa |
1948 |
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Child with the hands of a parent |
1909 |
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Self-Portrait |
1913 |
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Arnold Schönberg |
1924 |
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Girl with hands raised |
1908 |
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Martha Hirsch |
1909 |
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Hans Tietze and Erica Tietze-Conrat |
1909 |
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Veronica's Veil |
1909 |
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Man and Woman on the Road to Death |
1914 |
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The Last Night |
1914 |
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Ludwing Ritter von Janikowsky |
1909 |
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Conte Verona |
1910 |
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Paul Scheebart |
1910 |
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Emil Lowenbach |
1914 |
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Egon Wellesz |
1911 |
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Double Nude: Two Women |
1912 |
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Two Nudes (Lovers) |
1913 |
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Self-portrait with a brush up |
1913 |
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Franz Hauer |
1913 |
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Bodegón with Affair and Rabbit |
1914 |
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Amsterdam |
1925 |
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Princess Mechtilde Lichnowsky |
1916 |
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Orfeus and Euridice |
1917 |
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Dresden Neustadt |
1919 |
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Two children |
1922 |
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Mother and Child |
1921 |
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OK at Easel |
1922 |
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Portrait of the Composer Anton von Webern |
1914 |
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Albert Ehrenstein |
1914 |
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Venice - Boats on the Dogana |
1924 |
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Lyon |
1927 |
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View of Constantinople |
1929 |
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The Morabito of Temacina |
1928 |
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Arab Woman and Child |
1929 |
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A Girl with Flowers |
1930 |
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View of Prague |
1934 |
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Charles Bridge |
1934 |
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Polperro II (Cornwall) |
1939 |
oil,canvas |
The Rejected Lover |
1966 |
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Nude Girl Standing |
1907 |
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Standing Nude Old Man |
1907 |
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Adolph Loos |
1909 |
Oil on Canvas |
Die Windsbraut (The tempest) |
1914 |
Oil on Canvas |
Lotte Franzos |
1909 |
Oil on Canvas |
Self-portrait of a Degenerate Artist |
1937 |
Oil on Canvas |
Self-portrait (Fiesole) |
1948 |
Oil on Canvas |
The Red Egg |
1940 - 1941 |
Oil on Canvas |