... in oils. In 1907, he found work at the Wiener Werkstotte and soon began to expand his activities to literature. Asked to produce a children's book, he wrote his own text, Die Traumenden Knaben (The Dreaming Youths), which was not very appropriate for the young, but made a good basis for his distinctive illustrations. He also wrote two plays, Sphinx und Strohamann (The Sphinx and the Scarecrow) and Murder, Hoffnung der Frauen (Murderer, Hope of Women). These two plays are now considered to mark the beginnings of Expressionist theatre in Germany. In 1908 Kokoschka's work was shown in the Kunstschau exhibition in Vienna, which featured the avant-garde group around Gustav Klimt. His contributions were a center of controversy because of their Expressionist violence. As a result, he was dismissed from the School of Arts and Crafts. In 1909 his work was shown at the second Kunstschau and his two plays ...

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