Oskar KokoschkaAutriche, 1886–1980Cologne Cathedral
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In his paintings, Oskar Kokoschka wished to make visible the invisible; he wanted to capture and describe the essence of his subject matter. In Cologne Cathedral, Kokoschka effectively portrays the grandeur of this giant Gothic cathedral while also showing the morning light streaming through the stained glass windows and dancing along the nave. He painted this interior scene from September 28 to October 17, 1956, every morning from 9 a.m. to noon, with the exception of Sundays when Mass was held. Each morning, workers connected to the Cathedral's workshop suspended a wooden balcony from the triforium, a gallery half way up the walls, from where Kokoschka painted this scene.
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Cologne Cathedral was severely bombed during World War II and most of the building repairs were completed by 1956, the year Kokoschka painted this. The stained glass window in the south transept was destroyed in the bombings and was temporarily filled with plain glass until recently. In August 2007, German artist Gerhard Richter created a new stained glass window for the cathedral made of 11, 500 square panes meant to resemble the digital picture element of pixels.
Minneapolis Institute of Art
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Pendant ce temps, chez Oskar Kokoschka
La vie entière1952–1963
Teaches at the Summer Academy in Salzburg
From 1952 to 1963 Kokoschka taught at the International Summer Academy of Fine Arts in Salzburg; Ricarda Jacobi was one of his pupils.
16 juillet 1955 – 18 septembre 1955
Exhibition: documenta
1955–1956
Set designs for “The Magic Flute” at Salzburg
For the Salzburg Festival of 1955/56 Kokoschka designed the stage settings for Mozart’s “The Magic Flute”; he worked as a stage designer on other productions as well.
1955–1964
documenta I, II and III in Kassel
Kokoschka’s works were shown at the documenta exhibitions in Kassel in 1955, 1959 and 1964.
