Oskar
Kokoschka
A Life Etched in Expression: The World of Oskar KokoschkaOskar Kokoschka, born on March 1, 1886, in Pöchlarn, Austria, was a figurehead of early Expressionism, an artist whose work pulsed with the anxieties and passions of a rapidly changing world. His life, marked by both …
A portrait built from Oskar Kokoschka's own colours
Every 66 approved work contributes its dominant tone to a single flowing field. Sorted along the hue wheel, the strip reads as a smooth spectrum. Click any band to reveal its full four-colour palette.
Bands follow the hue wheel; visually identical tones are merged.
Every painting, placed on the hue wheel
Each dot is a work — its angle set by hue, its distance from the centre by saturation. Hover a dot to see the painting.
The signature, in numbers
Where the colour came from
Up to 24 paintings representing the most frequent palette tones — each shown with its dominant colours.