"The duchess of Montesquiou-Frezensac" , c. 1910 (see
detail) by Oscar Kokoschka (1886-1960) -
Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
Note:
Victoria Massena d'Essling (1888-1919), married Joseph de Montesquiou-Frezensac
in 1907
and perished from consumption or tuberculosis in a Swiss sanatorium (sanitorium)
for
respiratory disorders. Her husband was also affected.
Kokoschka, a leading impressionist was able to reveal his subjects psyche and
soul. He did
so by encouraging his subjects to freely move around as he painted directly
without preliminary
sketches.
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