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Rooster Kicking a Hen (Hahn, eine Henne...
1926 (executed 1925/26)
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Two People (Zwei Menschen) (plate...
1926 (executed 1925/26)
Oskar Kokoschka (Austrian, 1886–1980)
The Illustrated Book
Geh, mach die Tür zu, es zieht! (Close the Door Will You, There Is a Draft!)
- Author:
- Bohuslav Kokoschka
- Date:
- 1926 (prints executed 1925/26)
- Medium:
- Illustrated book with two drypoints
- Dimensions:
- page (each): 13 1/2 x 9 9/16" (34.3 x 24.3 cm); overall: 13 11/16 x 9 3/4 x 5/16" (34.7 x 24.7 x 0.8 cm)
- Paper:
- Cream, smooth, laid (Zanders).
- Publisher:
- Johannes Presse, Vienna
- Printer of Plates:
- Rudolf Lauterbach, Vienna
- Printer of Text:
- Johannes Presse, Vienna
- Edition:
- 33 (including 4 signed and numbered 1-4 with supplementary suite of trial proofs on Japan paper and 29 signed and numbered 5-33 [this ex.])
- Credit Line:
- Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Fund
- Copyright:
- © 2016 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / Pro Litteris, Zurich
- Reference:
- Arntz 152-153. Wingler & Welz 167-168.
- MoMA Number:
- 271.1952.1-2
- Themes:
- Literary Subjects