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Oskar Kokoschka
O eternity-thou thundering word: Bach cantata1916

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Charcoal or chalk portrait drawing, waist-up view of a lean figure in a dark jacket holding paper, with bold gestural strokes and heavy shadowing
Charcoal or lithograph drawing of a massive, fanged creature with reptilian features looming over a small lit candle on a table, rendered in loose, energetic strokes with radiating lines suggesting light or motion.
Charcoal or lithograph drawing of a standing male figure in loose clothing, arm raised holding a staff or rod, face upturned against a dark, turbulent sky with jagged lightning shapes; vigorous expressive linework throughout.
Charcoal or lithograph drawing of two barefoot figures in dynamic confrontation; one reaches toward the other's face against a dark, roughly hatched background with small skulls visible in the upper left.
Charcoal or lithograph drawing of a robed figure kneeling on rocky ground, arms raised with hands pressed together, long hair falling loose, face tilted upward. Above, swirling dark clouds surround a glowing circular form. Expressive, heavily cross-hatched linework with stark contrast between black shadows and white highlights.
Charcoal or lithograph drawing of two partially clothed figures seated in a rocky, shadowed setting; one figure leans forward with a hand raised to the face, the other reclines with head tilted back; a radiant burst of light and jagged forms fill the turbulent background, rendered in loose, expressive strokes.
Charcoal or lithograph drawing of two figures standing close together beneath a rocky overhang, jagged mountain peaks visible in the background, rendered with energetic cross-hatching and bold dark lines.
Lithograph with bold, expressive linework depicting two standing figures in conversation against a jagged mountain landscape, with a third figure lying on the ground in the foreground. Loose, gestural shading throughout.
Lithograph of a large eagle perched on rocky ground, beak open, facing left, with a mountainous landscape sketched loosely in the background; bold, expressive linework with heavy black shading on the bird's plumage.
Pencil or charcoal drawing of a full-length female figure seated on a rocky surface, hair wind-blown, wearing a layered dress; a carved face emerges from the rock beneath her; a crescent moon appears at top center against a hatched sky; loose, expressive linework with sketched ruins and a rising sun in the background.
Charcoal or lithograph drawing in black and white; a long-haired figure seated upright supports a limp, barefoot figure lying across their lap, rendered with vigorous hatched linework against a dark, loosely sketched background.

Oskar Kokoschka, Bust-length self-portrait with drawing pencil, 1914, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Robert Gore Rifkind Center for German Expressionist Studies, digital file © Museum Associates / LACMA

Artist or Maker
Oskar Kokoschka
Title
O eternity-thou thundering word: Bach cantata
Place Made
Germany, Berlin
Date Made
1916
Medium
Eleven lithographs on Van Gelder Zonen paper
Dimensions
Sheets: 26 1/2 x 20 1/16 in. (67.31 x 50.96 cm)
Credit Line
The Robert Gore Rifkind Center for German Expressionist Studies
Accession Number
M.82.288.168a-k
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Robert Gore Rifkind Center for German Expressionist Studies
Selected Bibliography

  • Davis, Bruce. German Expressionist Prints and Drawings: The Robert Gore Rifkind Center for German Expressionist Studies. Los Angeles, CA: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1989; Munich, Germany: Prestel, 1989.

  • Reed, Orrel P., German expressionist art: the Robert Gore Rifkind Collection: prints, drawings, illustrated books, periodicals, posters. Exhibition Catalogue. Los Angeles: Frederick S. Wight Art Gallery, University of California, Los Angeles, 1977.

  • Barron, Stephanie et al. Degenerate Art: The Fate of the Avant-Garde in Nazi Germany. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1991.

  • Wingler, Hans Maria; Welz, Friedrich. O. Kokoschka: das druckgraphische Werk. Salzburg: Verlag Galerie Welz, 1975.
Copyright
© Fondation Oskar Kokoschka, Vevey / Artists Rights Society (ARS) New York / PROLITTERIS, Switzerland