1913
oil
canvas
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Dominant colour
Untitled is a 1913 oil by Oskar Kokoschka, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This painting shows a man with a serious expression, his head slightly tilted. His face is pale, with dark eyes and a shadowed jaw. He wears a red garment over a white collar, and his hands rest on his chest. The background is a dark, uneven green, with brushstrokes visible everywhere. The loose, thick paint gives the face a rough, almost textured look—like the artist worked fast and boldly. This style is called *impasto*, where paint is laid on thickly so you can almost feel the strokes. If you like this style, look up impasto to see more paintings with that bold, tactile feel.
Oskar Kokoschka was an Austrian artist, poet, playwright and teacher, best known for his intense expressionistic portraits and landscapes, as well as his theories on vision that influenced the Viennese Expressionist movement.
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