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Ludwig Sievert
1887-1966
Besieged Fortress from Hindemith-Kokoschka Opera, "Murder, Hope of Women" (Mörder, Hoffnung der Frauen)
1922
Watercolor and charcoal on paper.
17 3/16 x 22 5/16 inches (437 x 567 mm)
Gift of Mrs. Donald M. Oenslager, 1982.
1982.75:622
Notes:
Kokoschka first wrote this expressionist opera as a one-act play and it was presented in the Albert Theatre, Dresden, with Kokoschka's design.
Inscription:
Signed and dated at lower right, "L. Sievert, 1922".
Provenance:
Ifan Kyrle Fletcher; acquired in 1965 by Donald M. Oenslager.
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