Golda Meir, Prime Minister
Oskar Kokoschka
1973
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lithograph
Classification
Portfolio
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of the Joseph H. Hazen Foundation, Inc. in honor of Teddy Kollek, Mayor of Jerusalem
Accession Number
1974.47.1
About the Artist
Oskar Kokoschka
Oskar Kokoschka (1886–1980) was an Austrian painter, graphic artist, and writer who became one of the foremost Expressionist artists of the twentieth century. Born in Pöchlarn, Austria, he studied at the Vienna School of Arts and Crafts, where he was influenced by Gustav Klimt and the Vienna Secession. His early works — including his play "Murderer, the Hope of Women" (1909) and his disturbing psy...