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Oskar Kokoschka
Austrian painter and writer Oskar Kokoschka, from a German postage stamp, c. 1986.
The architect who helped launch the artistic career of Oskar Kokoschka was Adolf Loos.
After being impressed by one of Kokoschka’s early paintings in 1908, Loos took an active interest in the young artist. Sharing Kokoschka's rejection of the prevailing decorative ideals of the time, Loos provided essential support by introducing him to sympathetic artists, securing him painting commissions, and offering him significant spiritual encouragement.1