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Oskar Kokoschka
Pöchlarn, Austria
Archival Overview
Austrian Expressionist painter, graphic artist, and dramatist renowned for his nervous, psychologically incisive portraits and panoramic, turbulent cityscapes.
Biographical Record
Oskar Kokoschka burst onto the Vienna Secession scene as an 'enfant terrible,' scandalous in both fine art and theater. Mentored by Gustav Klimt and Adolf Loos, he rejected decorative ornamentalism in favor of an agitated, raw brushwork that revealed the neuroses and subconscious turmoil of his sitters.
His tumultuous love affair with Alma Mahler inspired his masterpiece, 'The Bride of the Wind' (Die Windsbraut, 1914). After suffering severe wounds in World War I, he traveled extensively across Europe and North Africa, producing panoramic city views before fleeing Nazism to England and settling in Switzerland.
Key Life Milestones
Murderer, Hope of Women
Staged the groundbreaking first Expressionist play, causing riots and scandalizing Vienna.
The Bride of the Wind
Completed his masterpiece allegorizing his passionate, tempestuous relationship with Alma Mahler.
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Final Resting Place
Perpetual MemorialMontreux, Switzerland