Exodus

1967/1968

Oskar Kokoschka

Associated Names
Oskar Kokoschka

Artist, Austrian, 1886 - 1980

The image depicts an array of jagged and loosely drawn lines forming an abstract scene. In the upper portion, the lines create the appearance of three elongated human-like figures, with one holding an object resembling shears. Below, another set of abstract shapes forms multiple faces, each with exaggerated features like large eyes and pronounced mouths. The faces are reminiscent of masks or caricatures, adding an element of humor or absurdity to the composition. The overall scene is divided into two sections, providing a visual narrative that feels both dynamic and chaotic.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Dr. Ruth Ivor

  • Dimensions

    plate: 25.9 x 20 cm (10 3/16 x 7 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 51.1 x 33.5 cm (20 1/8 x 13 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1993.73.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wingler/Welz 1975, no. 448

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Ruth Ivor, New York; gift to NGA, 1993.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1975

  • Wingler, Hans M. and Friedrich Welz. O. Kokoschka, das druckgraphische Werk. Salzburg: Verlag Welz, 1975.

Inscriptions

center right below plate mark in graphite: OKokoschka; center left below plate mark in graphite: XIV/LXX; by later hand, below right verso in graphite: 69.13

Markings

BS: ARS LIBRORUM - EDITION DE BEAUCLAIR, FRANKFURT AM MAIN

Watermarks

AUVERGNE A LA MAIN

Wikidata ID

Q75124787

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