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The expressionist artist, poet and playwright Oskar Kokoschka (Austria, 1886-1980) first met Alma Mahler, the widow of composer Gustav Mahler, on April 12, 1912, in Vienna. It was the beginning of a tragic love story that would end just three years later.
The Bride of the Wind (Die Windsbraut), also called The Tempest, is a 1913–1914 painting by Oskar Kokoschka. The oil on canvas work is housed in the Kunstmuseum Basel. Kokoschka's best known work, it is an allegorical picture featuring a self-portrait by the artist, lying alongside his lover Alma Mahler.
Jan 6, 2015 · Alma Mahler (1879-1964) by Oskar Kokoschka (1886-1980). Oskar Kokoschka was an Austrian artist, poet and playwright best known for his intense expressionistic portraits and landscapes. He was born in Pöchlarn, second child to Gustav Josef Kokoschka, a Czech goldsmith, and Maria Romana Kokoschka.
Hermine Moos with her Alma Doll. A strange, life-size doll is at the center of one of the Modern era's most bizarre love affairs - between Oskar Kokoschka and Alma Mahler.
Jul 2, 2019 · When Oskar Kokoschka first met Alma Mahler at the house of her stepfather, the woman was still wearing a mourning veil. It happened less than a year after the death of her first husband, the famous composer and conductor Gustav Mahler.
Oskar Kokoschka’s (1886–1980) love affair with Alma Mahler (1879–1964) yielded numerous portraits in various media. Using radical lines, playing with chiaroscuro and dynamic hatching, Kokoschka depicted himself in an intimate embrace with his beloved.
Oskar Kokoschka and Alma Mahler were entangled in an obsessive love affair that lasted from 1912 to 1915 and led to a highly productive artistic phase for the artist. In August 1913, they embarked on a journey through the South Tyrolean Dolomites.
