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Oskar Kokoschka
King Lear1963

Not on view
Charcoal or chalk drawing of a crowned, heavyset royal figure shown from the waist up, holding an orb, with loose gestural strokes on white paper
Charcoal or lithograph drawing of four figures in loose, expressive strokes; a central bearded man wearing a crown gestures with raised arm and outstretched hand, flanked by robed figures on either side against a draped background.
Charcoal or graphite drawing with loose, gestural marks depicting a central male figure with raised hands, surrounded by smaller figures including a curled figure within a circular form at center-left, a reclining figure at upper-left near a radiant sphere, and additional figures at the margins.
Charcoal or graphite sketch of a crowded battle or skirmish scene, with figures on horseback and on foot densely grouped in loose, energetic linework; trees indicated in upper corners against a pale background.
Charcoal or pencil drawing of a barefoot figure seated on the ground, leaning against a rough wooden structure, rendered with loose, energetic cross-hatching and gestural lines. A small bowl rests nearby on the floor.
Pencil or charcoal sketch with loose, gestural lines depicting three figures: a crowned bearded figure on horseback at left, and two standing figures at right, set against a sketchy wooded background.
Charcoal or graphite sketch with rapid, gestural marks; a reclining figure in the foreground and loosely drawn standing figures behind, set against dense vertical hatching suggesting a dark, turbulent background.
Charcoal or graphite drawing with loose, gestural marks; two robed figures in the foreground facing each other closely, a third figure visible in the upper right background, with roughly sketched architectural or tent-like forms above.
Charcoal or lithograph drawing of two figures in historical costume, facing each other in close embrace, rendered with loose expressive linework against a sketchy interior background.
Pencil or lithographic sketch of a crowded procession, with a robed figure at center foreground, banner carriers at left, and loosely drawn riders on horseback in the background, rendered in quick gestural lines.
Charcoal or graphite drawing of two figures; a standing figure with head thrown back and arms outstretched, draped in loose fabric, looms over a crouching figure in the foreground, rendered with loose, expressive mark-making on white paper.
Pencil or charcoal sketch, three-quarter-length figure of a person wearing an ornate headdress and layered necklaces, holding long staffs or reeds in one hand, surrounded by loosely drawn foliage, with light gestural linework throughout.
Charcoal or graphite sketch of four figures grouped together, with loose, gestural linework. A standing woman in the center background reaches toward two seated or crouching figures in the foreground who grasp each other's hands. A fourth figure stands at upper left. Draped fabric suggested in the background.
Pencil or charcoal sketch of an older bearded figure bending over a recumbent child, rendered with loose expressive lines and soft shading on white paper.
Charcoal or graphite sketch of two figures in close physical contact, one bearded and partially draped, rendered with loose, gestural strokes and overlapping contour lines on white paper.
Artist or Maker
Oskar Kokoschka
Title
King Lear
Place Made
England, London
Date Made
1963
Medium
Sixteen lithographs on Crisbrook paper
Dimensions
Sheets: 18 x 14 in. (45.72 x 35.56 cm)
Credit Line
The Robert Gore Rifkind Center for German Expressionist Studies
Accession Number
M.82.288.181a-p
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.

  • Wingler, Hans Maria; Welz, Friedrich. O. Kokoschka: das druckgraphische Werk. Salzburg: Verlag Galerie Welz, 1975.