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Lot 205 THE PROPERTY OF A VIENNESE COLLECTOR
Oskar Kokoschka (1886-1980)
Die Rettung (The Rescue)
Closed21 June 2018
Price Realised
GBP 3,250
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Specialist note
This work will be included in the forthcoming catalogue of works by Oskar Kokoschka being prepared by Dr Alfred Weidinger.
The present work was executed as an illustration for Ein Vorfall (An Incident), a short story written by Oskar Kokoschka's brother Bohuslav Kokoschka in 1916. In November of the same year, Ein Vorfall was published alongside three illustrations by Oskar Kokoschka, including the present work, in Der Sturm, Herwath Walden's seminal magazine devoted to avant-garde art.
The present work was executed as an illustration for Ein Vorfall (An Incident), a short story written by Oskar Kokoschka's brother Bohuslav Kokoschka in 1916. In November of the same year, Ein Vorfall was published alongside three illustrations by Oskar Kokoschka, including the present work, in Der Sturm, Herwath Walden's seminal magazine devoted to avant-garde art.