King Lear (From Book King Lear)
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King Lear (From Book King Lear)
Artwork Details
Artist/Maker
Oskar Kokoschka
Austrian, 1886–1980
Austrian, 1886–1980
Date
1963
Medium
Lithograph on paper
Accession #
1979.61 C
Dimensions
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Location
Currently Not on View
Description
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.
Credit
Gift of Dr. Sherman N. Leis through the Ackerman FoundationImage Copyright
© Fondation Oskar Kokoschka/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ProLitteris, Zurich