Lot Essay
According to Alfred Weidinger of the Albertina Graphische Sammlung, Kokoschka made a series of drawings (19 have been recorded thus far) of a nude model named Renate in his London studio during 1946.
Details
OSKAR KOKOSCHKA (1886-1980)
Sitzender Frauenakt (Renate)
signed with initials and dated lower left 'OK46', dedicated top left 'Ich beiss Dir das Ohrwaschel ab Lieber Kurt OK 1950'--colored wax crayons on paper
11 x 15in. (28 x 38.1cm.)
Drawn in 1946
Sitzender Frauenakt (Renate)
signed with initials and dated lower left 'OK46', dedicated top left 'Ich beiss Dir das Ohrwaschel ab Lieber Kurt OK 1950'--colored wax crayons on paper
11 x 15in. (28 x 38.1cm.)
Drawn in 1946
Provenance
Curt Valentin, New York (gift from the artist, 1950; acquired by Gertrude Bernoudy)