Oskar Kokoschka

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Oskar KOKOSCHKA was born in Pöch­larn in 1886. From 1905 to 1909, he stud­ied at the Vien­na School of Arts and Crafts. From 1907 to 1909, the artist was a mem­ber of the “Wiener Werk­stätte”. In 1908, Kokosch­ka took part in the “Kun­stschau”. In 1914, he vol­un­teered for mil­i­tary ser­vice and was seri­ous­ly wound­ed on the Gali­cian front in 1915. In 1919, Kokosch­ka was appoint­ed pro­fes­sor at the Dres­den Acad­e­my. In 1922, he took part in the Venice Bien­nale. Numer­ous jour­neys fol­lowed from 1923 to 1930. He returned to Vien­na in 1933 and emi­grat­ed from Prague to Lon­don in 1938. Kokosch­ka became a British cit­i­zen in 1947 and embarked on his first trip to the USA in 1949. In 1953, he co-found­ed the “School of See­ing” at the Inter­na­tion­al Sum­mer Acad­e­my of Fine Arts in Salzburg and moved to Vil­leneuve on Lake Gene­va. In 1975, he regained his Aus­tri­an cit­i­zen­ship. Oskar Kokosch­ka died in Mon­treux in 1980. 1934 — first par­tic­i­pa­tion in an exhi­bi­tion, 1935 — first solo exhi­bi­tion at Galerie Welz.

Oskar KOKOSCHKA was born in Pöch­larn in 1886. From 1905 to 1909, he stud­ied at the Vien­na School of Arts and Crafts. From 1907 to 1909, the artist was a mem­ber of the “Wiener Werk­stätte”. In 1908, Kokosch­ka took part in the “Kun­stschau”. In 1914, he vol­un­teered for mil­i­tary ser­vice and was seri­ous­ly wound­ed on the Gali­cian front in 1915. In 1919, Kokosch­ka was appoint­ed pro­fes­sor at the Dres­den Acad­e­my. In 1922, he took part in the Venice Bien­nale. Numer­ous jour­neys fol­lowed from 1923 to 1930. He returned to Vien­na in 1933 and emi­grat­ed from Prague to Lon­don in 1938. Kokosch­ka became a British cit­i­zen in 1947 and embarked on his first trip to the USA in 1949. In 1953, he co-found­ed the “School of See­ing” at the Inter­na­tion­al Sum­mer Acad­e­my of Fine Arts in Salzburg and moved to Vil­leneuve on Lake Gene­va. In 1975, he regained his Aus­tri­an cit­i­zen­ship. Oskar Kokosch­ka died in Mon­treux in 1980. 1934 — first par­tic­i­pa­tion in an exhi­bi­tion, 1935 — first solo exhi­bi­tion at Galerie Welz.

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