King Lear (From Book King Lear)
Oskar Kokoschka
Austrian, 1886–1980
Details
Title
King Lear (From Book King Lear)
Artist/Maker
Oskar Kokoschka (Austrian, 1886–1980)
Date
1963
Medium
Lithograph on paper
Dimensions
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Credit
Gift of Dr. Sherman N. Leis through the Ackerman Foundation
Accession #
1979.61 C
Location
Currently not on view
Lear Act I, Scene I: “Therefore be gone without our grace” Angered by Cordelia’s refusal to join her sisters in grossly and falsely flattering their father, Lear disinherits and banishes her.
Image Copyright
© Fondation Oskar Kokoschka/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ProLitteris, Zurich
