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Lecture

Patrick Bade
Art in Vienna 1897-1918: Oskar Kokoschka and Egon Schiele

Wednesday 2.02.2022

Summary

Patrick Bade continues to explore the art world in Vienna between 1897 and 1918, focusing this time on the work of Oskar Kokoschka (1886–1980) and Egon Schiele (1890–1918).

Patrick Bade

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Patrick Bade is a historian, writer, and broadcaster. He studied at UCL and the Courtauld Institute of Art. He was a senior lecturer at Christie’s Education for many years and has worked for the Art Fund, Royal Opera House, National Gallery, and V&A. He has published on 19th- and early 20th-century paintings and historical vocal recordings. His latest book is Music Wars: 1937–1945.

Yes, but the influence is from the French on the Viennese, not the other way around.

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Yes, there are lots of wonderful women artists. The best of all for me is Paula Modersohn-Becker. She’s a fantastic artist. And there are, you know, Sonia Delaunay… Oh, there are lots and lots of women artists around this time, very good ones.

They reviewed him as a degenerate artist, and he of course did his famous self-portrait. He was included in the Degenerate Art show, and his response was to paint “Self-Portrait of a Degenerate Artist”.