The Man Raises His Head Above the Grave on which His Wife Sits 1914

Oskar Kokoschka's 1914 lithograph, *The Man Raises His Head Above the Grave on which His Wife Sits,* portrays a woman sitting on a grave, her hand resting on a head emerging from the ground. The expressive, gestural lines and dark tones evoke a sense of grief and despair, suggesting a powerful emotional connection between the figures. The work is characteristic of Kokoschka's Expressionist style, which emphasized emotional intensity and subjective experience. The artwork is currently housed in the Minneapolis Institute of Art.