The Fool (From Book King Lear)
Oskar Kokoschka (Austrian, 1886–1980)
Details
Title
The Fool (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 G
Location
Currently not on view
Lear Act III, Scene IV: “Poor naked wretches” The king, driven out of his mind by his daughters’ betrayal, rushes out into a storm and wanders on the heath.
Image Copyright
© Fondation Oskar Kokoschka/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ProLitteris, Zurich
