O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort (Bachkantate)
1918
Medium
bound volume with twelve signed lithographs (eleven illustrations plus one illustrated titlepage of Fortuna) on laid paper.
Dimensions
sheet: 55 x 41.8 cm (21 5/8 x 16 7/16 in.) book: 56 x 42 x 1 cm (22 1/16 x 16 9/16 x 3/8 in.)
Classification
Volume
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Beverly and Christopher With in memory of Karl and Gerda With
Accession Number
2008.96.1.12
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...