The Austrian artist Oskar Kokoschka (1886-1980) achieved world fame with his intense expressionistic portraits and landscapes.
The life and work of Oskar Kokoschka are a reaction against the monochrome monotony of existence
Goerner\'s biography portrays the artist in all his fascinating and contradictory complexity..
Music played a central role in his work, and his passion for teaching led him to establish in 1953 the School of Seeing, an unconventional art school conceived by Kokoschka as an attempt to revive humanist ideals in the horrific aftermath of war.
The great painter\'s works as a playwright, essayist and poet bear witness to his remarkable literary quality.
He traces Kokoschka\'s path from being the bugbear of the bourgeoisie and a \'hunger artist\' to becoming a wealthy and cosmopolitan political and critical artist who went on to shape the European art scene of the 20th century and beyond.
In this detailed biography, Rudiger Goerner masterfully depicts the multifaceted artist\'s life and long career.
The Austrian artist Oskar Kokoschka (1886-1980) achieved world fame with his intense expressionistic portraits and landscapes
