The Provenance Research Project
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Self-Portrait
Oskar Kokoschka (Austrian, 1886–1980)
1913. Oil on canvas, 32 1/8 x 19 1/2" (81.6 x 49.5 cm). Purchase
Collection work meeting criteria specified in Introduction.
26.1940
Rosy and Ludwig Fischer, Frankfurt am Main. Before 1917 - 1924
Städtisches Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe (Municipal Museum), Halle. Acquired from Rosy Fischer, 1924 - 1937
Confiscated (as “degenerate art”) from German state-owned Museum in 1937, then sold by Nazi government.
Karl Buchholz, Berlin (on commission)
Buchholz Gallery (Curt Valentin), New York. March 1939 - 1940
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Purchased from Buchholz, April 5, 1940
Self-Portrait (Pointing to the Breast)
Portrait of the Painter Pointing to his Breast
Selbstporträt
Selbstbildnis (Hand auf der Brust)
[Selbstbildnis]
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