About this artwork
In the years preceding World War II, Kokoschka was declared a ‘degenerate’ artist by the Nazis, forcing him to flee Austria before moving to Britain in 1938. He remained there for the duration of the war. The Portwilliam Sketchbook is one of two volumes produced by Kokoschka during his exile, on trips to Elgin and Port William in Scotland. This sketchbook contains ten loose drawings of rural and farmyard animals. Each one is depicted in bright, coloured pencil, marked out by the artist in his characteristic, energetic style.
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title:Portwilliam Sketchbook
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date created:About 1939 - 1945
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materials:10 loose drawings; coloured pencil on paper
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measurements:22.80 x 14.40 cm
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credit line:Presented by Mrs Olda Kokoschka 1994
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accession number:GMA 3822
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Oskar Kokoschka
Oskar Kokoschka
Kokoschka studied at the School of Arts and Crafts in Vienna from 1905 to 1909, where he also worked for the Wiener Werkstätte (Viennese Workshops). Although his early work was part of the 'art nouveau' movement in Vienna, he soon developed into Austria's leading expressionist painter,...