Der Traum (The Dream)

Print

Purdue University Galleries

Name/Title

Der Traum (The Dream)

Entry/Object ID

2026.09.306

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

Acquisition

Accession

2026.09

Source or Donor

Purdue University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections

Acquisition Method

Transfer

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.