Der Traum (The Dream)

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Purdue University Galleries

Name/Title

Der Traum (The Dream)

Entry/Object ID

Akeley Archive 306

Description

scene from Shakespeare's The Tempest; two figures visible, one reclining on the floor, the other standing next to them on the right hand side

Type of Print

Lithograph

Artwork Details

Medium

ink, Paper

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Oskar Kokoschka

Role

Artist

Manufacturer

Marées-Gesellschaft

Date made

1917

Time Period

20th Century

Place

City

Munich

* Untyped Place

Germany

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

Print front, bottom

Transcription

We are such stuff as dreams are made on, and our little life is rounded with a sleep...

Language

English

Material/Technique

In Artist's Hand, Printed

Type

Signature

Location

Print front, bottom right

Transcription

O Kokoschka

Material/Technique

Written, In Artist's Hand

Type

Inscription

Location

Print back, bottom right

Transcription

S20

Material/Technique

Written, Pencil

Type

Chop

Location

print back, bottom right

Transcription

[Ganymede and the Eagle]

Material/Technique

Stamped

Notes

Publisher's stamp

Other Names and Numbers

Notes

Alternative title seen in LACMA's collection (https://collections.lacma.org/node/179322)

Dimensions

Height

14-1/4 in

Width

12-1/4 in

Web Links and URLs

Print at the V&A

Provenance

Notes

Professors Edward Akeley (1894-1984) and Anna Akeley (1904-2004), West Lafayette, Indiana; donated to Purdue University Archives; transferred to Purdue University Galleries.