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Oskar Kokoschka

Oskar Kokoschka

1886

WA-00015943

Pöchlarn, Austria

PaintingExpressionismImpressionismPost-Impressionism

Representation

None documented

67

Institutional Exhibitions

209

Works in Collection

375

Assets Indexed

7

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

90%

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Cultural Positioning

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ154260

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Master Prints from the Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1989

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Watercolors: Selections from the Permanent Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1989

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The Modern Poster

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1988

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Master Prints from the Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1987–1988

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European Drawing Between the Wars

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1987–1988

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Vienna 1900: Art, Architecture and Design

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1986

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Naked/Nude

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1986

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Drawing in Austria and Germany

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1985

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The Expressionist Idiom

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1985

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Selections from the Permanent Collection: Prints and Illustrated Books

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1984

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Selections from the Permanent Collection: Drawings

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1984

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The Modern Drawing: 100 Works on Paper from The Museum of Modern Art

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1983–1984

Field Verification (7 fields)

2 cross-verified · 5 single-source

Birth yearArtsy· 92%✓
LocationWikidata· 92%✓
BiographyWikipedia· 92%
Death yearWikidata· 92%
DeceasedWikidata· 92%
NationalityArtsy· 92%
Primary mediumWikidata· 92%

Source Registry (4)

Sothebyshttps://www.sothebys.com/en/artists/oskar-kokoschka
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/3197
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
Artsy (bulk)https://www.artsy.net/artist/oskar-kokoschka
Tier 1 · Institutional85%
Wikidata
Tier 1 · Institutional40%

About

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Movement

Expressionism

Medium

Painting

Related Artists

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Institutional

Museum Collections

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum of Modern ArtNew York Cleveland Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago Tate

Canonical record

Artworks (209)

Teddy Kolleck Mayor of Jerusalem (plate 6) from Jerusalem Faces

Teddy Kolleck Mayor of Jerusalem (plate 6) from Jerusalem Faces

1973 · One from a portfolio of six lithographs

composition (irreg.): 22 1/8 x 19" (56.2 x 48.3 cm); sheet: 25 11/16 x 19 11/16" (65.2 x 50 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Dr. Shimon Agranat (plate 2) from Jerusalem Faces

Dr. Shimon Agranat (plate 2) from Jerusalem Faces

1973 · One from a portfolio of six lithographs

composition (irreg.): 19 7/16 x 19 1/8" (49.4 x 48.5 cm); sheet: 25 9/16 x 19 7/8" (65 x 50.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Golda Meir (I) Prime Minister (plate 1) from Jerusalem Faces

Golda Meir (I) Prime Minister (plate 1) from Jerusalem Faces

1973 · One from a portfolio of six lithographs

composition (irreg.): 14 3/4 x 11 15/16" (37.5 x 30.3 cm); sheet: 25 9/16 x 19 15/16" (65 x 50.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Sheik Mustafa Khalil el-Ansari Chief Warden of the Mosque of Omar (plate 5) from Jerusalem Faces

Sheik Mustafa Khalil el-Ansari Chief Warden of the Mosque of Omar (plate 5) from Jerusalem Faces

1973 · One from a portfolio of six lithographs

composition (irreg.): 22 5/8 x 19 5/16" (57.4 x 49 cm); sheet: 25 11/16 x 19 5/16" (65.2 x 49 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Moshe Dyan Minister of Defense (plate 4) from Jerusalem Faces

Moshe Dyan Minister of Defense (plate 4) from Jerusalem Faces

1973 · One from a portfolio of six lithographs

composition (irreg.): 21 11/16 x 19 11/16" (55.1 x 50 cm); sheet: 25 5/8 x 19 11/16" (65.1 x 50 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Jerusalem Faces

1973 · Portfolio of six lithographs

sheet 25 9/16 x 19 11/16" (65 x 50 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

His Beatitude Benedictos I Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem (plate 3) from Jerusalem Faces

His Beatitude Benedictos I Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem (plate 3) from Jerusalem Faces

1973 · One from a portfolio of six lithographs

composition (irreg.): 24 7/16 x 19 13/16" (62.1 x 50.4 cm); sheet: 25 9/16 x 19 13/16" (65 x 50.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Study for ‘Time Gentlemen Please’

Study for ‘Time Gentlemen Please’

1971 · Ink on paper

support: 320 x 240 mm

Time, Gentlemen Please

Time, Gentlemen Please

1971 · Oil paint on canvas

support: 1300 x 1000 mm frame: 1535 x 1245 x 75 mm

Battersea Power Station (Chelsea Reach)

Battersea Power Station (Chelsea Reach)

1967 · Crayon on paper

support: 652 x 766 mm

Tower Bridge III

Tower Bridge III

1967 · Crayon on paper

support: 651 x 768 mm frame: 608 x 826 x 26mm

Tower Bridge II

Tower Bridge II

1967 · Crayon on paper

support: 860 x 766 mm frame: 608 x 826 x 26mm

Houses of Parliament III

Houses of Parliament III

1967 · Crayon on paper

support: 560 x 766 mm

Tower Bridge I

1967 · Crayon on paper

support: 560 x 766 mm frame: 608 x 826 x 26mm

Port of London II

Port of London II

1967 · Crayon on paper

support: 561 x 766 mm

Houses of Parliament II

Houses of Parliament II

1967 · Crayon on paper

support: 562 x 766 mm

Houses of Parliament I

Houses of Parliament I

1967 · Crayon on paper

support: 562 x 766 mm

Port of London I

Port of London I

1967 · Crayon on paper

support: 560 x 766 mm

Monique II

1966 · Lithograph on paper

Art Institute of Chicago

Manhattan I from the portfolio Manhattan

Manhattan I from the portfolio Manhattan

1966 · Lithograph

composition (irreg.): 22 x 25 1/8" (55.9 x 63.8 cm);l sheet: 29 5/8 x 35 1/16" (75.2 x 89 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Village with Column in the Foreground (plate 3 from Apulia portfolio)

1963 · Lithograph

Sheet: 15 13/16 × 20 1/2 in. (40.2 × 52.1 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

1963 · Black crayon on paper

22 5/8 × 18 3/16 in. (57.5 × 46.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

View of the Thames

View of the Thames

1959 · Oil paint on canvas

frame: 1096 x 1396 x 75 mm, 22 kg support: 914 x 1232 mm

Head of a Man

1955 · Brush and black ink on yellow wove transparentized paper

35.3 × 28 cm (13 15/16 × 11 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Artwork sources (5)

209 published of 354 catalogued · 337 with image

MoMA
145 publishedof 290 catalogued287 img
Tate
31 published31 img
Art Institute Chicago
19 published19 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
7 published
The Met
7 published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 10)

10 entries · 1 sources

Portrait Head
— · Cleveland · 1 prov
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The Fifth Bauhaus Portfolio: German Artists
1921 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Girl Seated on the Ground
— · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Port of London I
1967 · Tate · 1 prov
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Tower Bridge II
1967 · Tate · 1 prov
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Study for ‘Time Gentlemen Please’
1971 · Tate · 1 prov
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Study for ‘Ambassador Ivan Maisky’
1942 · Tate · 1 prov
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Study for ‘Ambassador Ivan Maisky’
1942 · Tate · 1 prov
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1954 · Tate · 1 prov
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Tower Bridge III
1967 · Tate · 1 prov
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Record

Images

Artsy artist portrait

Artsy

Commerce Counselor Ebenstein (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

11

Movements3

Expressionism Impressionism Post-Impressionism

Collections8

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Museum of Modern Art Cleveland Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago Tate Christie's

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

In collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

Tate

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Market

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Record

Selected Credits

66 total

1989Master Prints from the Collection — Museum of Modern Artexhibition

1989Watercolors: Selections from the Permanent Collection — Museum of Modern Artexhibition

1988The Modern Poster — Museum of Modern Artexhibition

1987European Drawing Between the Wars — Museum of Modern Artexhibition

1987Master Prints from the Collection — Museum of Modern Artexhibition

1986Vienna 1900: Art, Architecture and Design — Museum of Modern Artexhibition

1986Naked/Nude — Museum of Modern Artexhibition

1985Drawing in Austria and Germany — Museum of Modern Artexhibition

1985The Expressionist Idiom — Museum of Modern Artexhibition

1984Selections from the Permanent Collection: Drawings — Museum of Modern Artexhibition

1984Selections from the Permanent Collection: Prints and Illustrated Books — Museum of Modern Artexhibition

1983The Modern Drawing: 100 Works on Paper from The Museum of Modern Art — Museum of Modern Artexhibition

1979Art of the Twenties — Museum of Modern Artexhibition

1978Artists and Writers — Museum of Modern Artexhibition

1978A Treasury of Modern Drawing: The Joan and Lester Avnet Collection — Museum of Modern Artexhibition

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