Oskar Kokoschka, (Austrian, 1886-1980)
Portrait von Josef Paul Hodin
Portrait von Josef Paul Hodin
signed with the artist's initials 'OK' and inscribed 'I. Zustand' (lower left)
charcoal on paper
63 x 48.4cm (24 13/16 x 19 1/16in).
The authenticity of this work has kindly been confirmed by Dr. Alfred Weidinger. This work will be included in the forthcoming Oskar Kokoschka catalogue raisonné currently being prepared.
Provenance
Josef Paul Hodin Collection, UK (a gift from the artist).
Thence by descent to the present owner.
The Austrian artist Oskar Kokoschka met Czechoslovakian art critic, author and art historian Josef Paul Hodin when he moved to London in 1938. A long-lasting friendship developed, out of which this energetic portrait resulted. Hodin was decisive in introducing European Expressionist and Modern Art to the British public. He not only wrote important publications in this field but was also a specialist on Kokoschka and his biographer. The present drawing is part of series and a similar portrait, dated 1964, is in the primary collection of the National Portrait Gallery, London (NPG 6615).
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Portrait von Josef Paul Hodin
Portrait von Josef Paul Hodin
signed with the artist's initials 'OK' and inscribed 'I. Zustand' (lower left)
charcoal on paper
63 x 48.4cm (24 13/16 x 19 1/16in).
The authenticity of this work has kindly been confirmed by Dr. Alfred Weidinger. This work will be included in the forthcoming Oskar Kokoschka catalogue raisonné currently being prepared.
Provenance
Josef Paul Hodin Collection, UK (a gift from the artist).
Thence by descent to the present owner.
The Austrian artist Oskar Kokoschka met Czechoslovakian art critic, author and art historian Josef Paul Hodin when he moved to London in 1938. A long-lasting friendship developed, out of which this energetic portrait resulted. Hodin was decisive in introducing European Expressionist and Modern Art to the British public. He not only wrote important publications in this field but was also a specialist on Kokoschka and his biographer. The present drawing is part of series and a similar portrait, dated 1964, is in the primary collection of the National Portrait Gallery, London (NPG 6615).