Kokoschka
[ koh-kawsh-kah ]
/ koʊˈkɔʃ kɑ /
noun
Os·kar [aws-kahr], /ˈɔs kɑr/, 1886–1980, Austrian painter and dramatist.
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Kokoschka
/ (German koˈkɔʃka, ˈkɔkɔʃka) /
noun
Oskar (ˈɔskar). 1886–1980, Austrian expressionist painter and dramatist, noted for his landscapes and portraits
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