Oskar Kokoschka Biography and Artwork

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
Flight into Egypt
The so-called Savoyard boy 1913
Couples in Conversation 1917
Sleeping Woman 1917
The Awakenings 1917
The Distant Island 1917
The Sailboat 1908
The Sleepers 1917
Robinson 1908
Portrait of Karl Kraus 1901
Portrait of Carl Moll 1913 oil,canvas
Portrait of a Young Girl 1913
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
Self-Portrait with Hand by his face. 1919
Portrait of Commerce Counselor Ebenstein 1908 oil,canvas
Pieta 1909
Female nude seated on the ground 1913
The Elbe Near Dresden c.1921 oil,canvas
The Power of Music c.1918 - c.1920
Venice Dogana 1948
Anschluß - Alice in Wonderland 1942
Augustus Bridge - Dresden 1923
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
The Annunciation 1911
Illustration for 'Die Traumenden Knaben' 1908 lithography,paper
Loreley 1941 - 1942
Lovers with Cat 1917 oil,canvas
Adele Astaire 1926
Alma Mahler 1912
Bessie Bruce 1910
Gitta Wallerstein 1921
Girl with a Yellow Headband 1908 - 1909 pencil,paper
The Pagans 1915
The Hunt
Self-Portrait with Doll 1921
Self-Portrait (bust with pen) 1914
Traveler in a Thunderstorm 1914
Dragons over a Flame 1914
The Elbe at Dresden 1922
The Woman Leads the Man 1914
The Supplicant 1914
Fear and Hope 1914
Cardinal della Costa 1948
Child with the hands of a parent 1909
Self-Portrait 1913
Arnold Schönberg 1924
Girl with hands raised 1908
Martha Hirsch 1909
Hans Tietze and Erica Tietze-Conrat 1909
Veronica's Veil 1909
Man and Woman on the Road to Death 1914
The Last Night 1914
Ludwing Ritter von Janikowsky 1909
Conte Verona 1910
Paul Scheebart 1910
Emil Lowenbach 1914
Egon Wellesz 1911
Double Nude: Two Women 1912
Two Nudes (Lovers) 1913
Self-portrait with a brush up 1913
Franz Hauer 1913
Bodegón with Affair and Rabbit 1914
Amsterdam 1925
Princess Mechtilde Lichnowsky 1916
Orfeus and Euridice 1917
Dresden Neustadt 1919
Two children 1922
Mother and Child 1921
OK at Easel 1922
Portrait of the Composer Anton von Webern 1914
Albert Ehrenstein 1914
Venice - Boats on the Dogana 1924
Lyon 1927
View of Constantinople 1929
The Morabito of Temacina 1928
Arab Woman and Child 1929
A Girl with Flowers 1930
View of Prague 1934
Charles Bridge 1934
Polperro II (Cornwall) 1939 oil,canvas
The Rejected Lover 1966
Nude Girl Standing 1907
Standing Nude Old Man 1907
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
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