Lear, Regan, Goneril (From Book King Lear)
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Lear, Regan, Goneril (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 F
Dimensions
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Location
Currently Not on View
Description
Lear, Regan, Goneril
Act II, Scene IV: “O reason not the need”
At Regan’s castle, Lear finds her as dismissive of him as Goneril. He is enraged but powerless. Goneril comes and sides with Regan against their father.
Credit
Gift of Dr. Sherman N. Leis through the Ackerman FoundationImage Copyright
© Fondation Oskar Kokoschka/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ProLitteris, Zurich