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Tulips in a Glass

Artist Oskar Kokoschka (Pöchlarn, Austria, 1886 - 1980)

Date1956

Mediumwatercolour on paper

ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings

DimensionsSight Size: Height: 59.4 cm, Width: 46 cm
Frame: Height: 77.8 cm, Width: 62.7 cm

AcquisitionPurchased in 1962 with income from the Lyon Bequest and the Jaffrey Fund.

LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub

Object numberABDAG003005

Keywords

About MeAn Austrian born Jew, Oskar Kokoschka was one of the greatest early exponents of Expressionist art. His work was labelled 'degenerate' by the Nazis and he escaped to England in 1938, later becoming a British citizen.

For Kokoschka, watercolour as an independent medium came late in life. The fresh gossamer lightness of his flower pieces are far removed from the tortured, neurotic expressionist visions of his earlier portraits and landscapes.