Artist: Oskar Kokoschka at The Savoy
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Austrian painter Oskar Kokoschka spent considerable time in London at The Savoy, where he created some of his most famous London works: ‘Here I am living on the 8th floor of the smartest hotel in Europe. I have to live this high up because from here I can paint the broadest vista of the Thames!’ he noted.
Large Thames View I, London, 1926 (oil on canvas), Kokoschka, Oskar (1886-1980) / Albright Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York, USA / The Bridgeman Art Library
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