The artwork titled “Pieta” is a creation of Oskar Kokoschka, dated 1909 and belonging to the Expressionism art movement. This poster genre artwork is currently housed in the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City, NY, US.
The artwork “Pieta” is an evocative and intense expressionist piece, characteristic of Oskar Kokoschka’s style. It features a dramatic and emotionally charged depiction of figures rendered in intense, contrasting colors. The figure of a distressed woman, with exaggerated and haunting facial features, holding a lifeless, red-toned body evokes a sense of suffering and sorrow. The background, dominated by a dark blue with a moon-like form, intensifies the somber mood. The artist’s name is prominently displayed at the top, while the bottom part of the artwork contains bold, stylized text in German, which adds to the overall dramatic and theatrical impact of the piece.
