Baumwollpflückerin ('Die Tochter des Gauklers')
Poster
1908 (printed)
1908 (printed)
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This poster advertises the first Vienna Kunstschau of 1908. This was a government-subsidised exhibition intended to attract tourists and convince the world of Vienna’s superiority in the arts. Oskar Kokoschka (1886-1980) received an invitation to exhibit. The poster marks the transition in Kokoschka’s art between his Art Nouveau and Expressionist phases.
Object details
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| Title | Baumwollpflückerin ('Die Tochter des Gauklers') (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour lithograph |
| Brief description | Baumwollpflückerin ('Die Tochter des Gauklers'), poster designed by Oskar Kokoschka for the Kunstschau, Vienna, 1908. |
| Physical description | Poster with a stylised illustration of a young woman with brown hair. The woman is shown three-quarter-length, with her eyes closed and right hand resting under her chin; her head is shown in profile to the right, and her body turned slightly in the same direction. On the right is a vine with white flowers with black speckles. The poster has a black border and above and below the illustration is the text of the poster. |
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| Credit line | Copyright DACS 1997 |
| Object history | Produced to advertise the Kunstschau, Vienne, 1908. |
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| Summary | This poster advertises the first Vienna Kunstschau of 1908. This was a government-subsidised exhibition intended to attract tourists and convince the world of Vienna’s superiority in the arts. Oskar Kokoschka (1886-1980) received an invitation to exhibit. The poster marks the transition in Kokoschka’s art between his Art Nouveau and Expressionist phases. |
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| Accession number | E.405-1967 |
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| Record created | February 25, 2003 |
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