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Savoyard Boy
Savoyard Boy
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Savoyard Boy

Artist/Culture (Austrian, 1886–1980)
Dateabout 1912
Mediumlithographic crayon and watercolor wash heightened with chalk on thin, smooth, brownn wove paper
Dimensions40.2 x 27.5 cm (15 13/16 x 10 13/16 in.)
ClassificationsDrawings
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Alma Mahler-Werfel
Object number1959.112
DescriptionOTHER/3 Inscribed in lithographic crayon, l.r., "OK." Inscribed in graphite on verso, u.r., "381"; l.ctr, "mar weiss gerahmt./5122", l.l., "55. ...(indistinct)...Kanbe Moll"; l.r. "C. Moll", left edge, "Moll 2805 as ds. 1/2 polar(?)."
Label TextThis poignant drawing is one of at least 15 works by Kokoschka featuring a young boy from Savoie, a region in southeastern France. In late 1912 and early 1913, Kokoschka taught at a Viennese art school where he encouraged students to make quick gestural drawings using live models in motion. Here, he rapidly sketched the outline of the boy’s upper body and his forlorn expression using a lithographic crayon, a drafting medium typically used in printmaking. He then overlaid a thin blue watercolor wash, heightening the boy’s haunting appearance. The chin is gently rubbed with white chalk, emphasizing the upturn of the head to amplify the boy’s look of longing.ProvenanceMrs. Alma Mahler-Werfel, New York, NY
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