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Oskar Kokoschka (1886-1980)

Praying Mantis

signed with initials, inscribed and dated lower left Ja Sieppes, Nach dem leben fur meine Gute Mantis, Von OK 17, pastel on paper
5 5/8 x 8in. (15 x 20.3cm.)

Lot Essay

Executed in 1917

This drawing is dedicated to Sebastien Isepp's daughter. Isepp, a good friend of Kokoschka, established himself as a fringe Secessionist painter in Vienna before moving to England in 1937 at much the same time as Kokoschka, where he worked as a restorer until 1954.

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