Oskar Kokoschka: Boys Who Dream.

This book, illustrated with eight color lithographs—Les Enfants qui rêvent—depicts a tale written and illustrated by Kokoschka and published in 1908, dedicated by the artist to Gustave Klimt, his master. The graphic design bears the imprint of Art Nouveau: the arabesque leads the figures into idyllic landscapes, a mystical nature like Hodler's. The illustrations, like the text, evoke dreams, erotic dreams. Starry nights, sea voyages and escape from time, amorous desires, heavenly and fantastical vegetation reveal an imaginary universe.
Austrian painter Oskar Kokoschka (1886-1980) was a student of Gustav Klimt. He quickly moved away from Art Nouveau and followed an expressionist path. He first settled in Berlin and then in Dresden (1919-1924), after being seriously injured during the First World War. He returned to Vienna in 1933, leaving for Prague where he met the woman who would become his wife, Olda Palkowska. His art, considered 'degenerate', forced him to move first to London before settling permanently in Villeneuve, Switzerland. The Kokoschka Foundation is housed at the Jenisch Museum in Vevey.