She enjoyed the attentions of painter Gustav Klimt, composer Alexander Zemlinsky and painter Oskar Kokoschka. But she married composer Gustav Mahler, architect Walter Gropius and writer Franz Werfel. Some she inspired and some she tortured. She being, Alma Maria Mahler-Werfel (née Schindler), the most beautiful girl in Vienna.
Danae by Gustav Klimt.
Double portrait (Kokoschka and Alma Mahler), 1912-13
Museum Folkwang, Essen
Alma Mahler, 1912
The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo,_1913.jpg)
Bride of the Wind, Kokoschka's self-portrait expressing his unrequited love
Two Nudes (Lovers), 1913
Self-portrait of Kokoschka with Alma Mahler
Kokoschka and Alma Mahler: Testimony to a Passionate Relationship
The polydrama Alma by writer Joshua Sobol and director Paulus Manker.
My Life, My Loves: Memoirs of Alma Mahler, out of print
Diaries 1898-1902 by Alma Mahler-Werfel
Friday, 23 April 2010
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7 comments:
Awe... the weaker sex...
Adore the Klimt painting! Wonderful background & music. Thank you for the treat!
Karena
Art by Karena
Oh, to be a Muse!
how could i not?
she is on her way, "in excellent condition"
can't wait to read more; have always wondered about her
(p.s. Andy, Lou and the Red Room had me smiling for quite a long time)
Great art Interesting post.
Unsual topic. Thank you.
yvonne
You should know about the Tom Lehrer song "Alma".
Anon - cute, thanks for that.
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