Oskar Kokoschka

Oskar Kokoschka
Oskar Kokoschka in 1963, by Erling Mandelmann
Born(1886-03-01)1 March 1886
Died22 February 1980(1980-02-22) (aged 93)
Montreux, Switzerland
Nationality
  • Austrian
  • Czechoslovak
  • British
Known forPainting, printmaking, poetry, play writing
MovementExpressionism

Oskar Kokoschka CBE (1 March 1886 – 22 February 1980) was an Austrian artist, poet, playwright, and teacher best known for his intense expressionistic portraits and landscapes, as well as his theories on vision that influenced the Viennese Expressionist movement.