Rose Art Museum display justifies the passions Nov 5, 2009
But you can see why Oskar Kokoschka s large drawing of a bony nude hunched in an expression of shame or torment made the cut. It s woundingly raw. (Boston Globe)
Restless Energy On Canvas Aug 10, 2009
And Alma Mahler -- Gustave Mahler's widow, the Madonna of her time -- also had high hopes for her young lover, Oskar Kokoschka ... As the title implies, "Focus: Oskar Kokoschka" is a small show -- just six paintings, 40 works on paper ... "Focus: Oskar Kokoschka" and "Selections From the Permanent Collection" run through Oct. 5 at the Neue Galerie, 1048 Fifth Ave., at 86th Street. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
MFA wins legal claim to valuable painting May 30, 2009
Two Nudes (Lovers)'' by Oskar Kokoschka has been at the MFA since 1973 ... The Museum of Fine Arts has won a suit to establish its legal title to a valuable 1913 painting by Oskar Kokoschka. (Boston Globe)
Modest works sell surprisingly well Feb 8, 2009
Even more surprisingly, a view of Istanbul and the Bosphorus shores painted by Oskar Kokoschka in June 1929 managed to match the low estimate set at a very high level. It brought 1. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)