oskar kokoschka 1913-1914
Type oil on canvas
Dimensions 181 cm x 220 cm
cyf The Bride of the Wind Kokoschka was born in Pöchlarn. His early career was marked by portraits of Viennese celebrities, painted in a nervously animated style. He served in the Austrian army in World War I and was wounded. At the hospital, the doctors decided that he was mentally unstable. Nevertheless, he continued to develop his career as an artist, traveling across Europe and painting the landscape.