Oskar Kokoschka (Austrian, 1886–1980)

The Dream (Der Traum) from the portfolio Shakespeare-Visions (Shakespeare-Visionen)

Date:

(1916/17, published 1918)

Medium:

Lithograph

Dimensions:

composition (irreg.): 10 3/8 x 9 7/16" (26.4 x 23.9 cm); sheet: 14 5/16 x 12 3/8" (36.4 x 31.4 cm)

Paper:

Cream, smooth, laid Japan.

Publisher:

Marées-Gesellschaft, R. Piper & Co., Munich

Printer:

Franz Hanfstaengl, Munich

Edition:

200 (including 50 on Japan paper [this ex. possibly outside the portfolio edition] and 150 on handmade "Bütten" paper)

Credit Line:

Given anonymously

Copyright:

© 2016 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / Pro Litteris, Zurich

Reference:

Arntz 94. Wingler & Welz 86. Söhn 281-20. Rifkind 1573.

MoMA Number:

669.1943

Themes:

Fantasy, Literary Subjects

Techniques:

Lithography