Oskar kokoschka and alma mahler
The bride of the wind painting.
Oskar Kokoschka’s Strange Obsession With Alma Mahler
The Metropolitan Museum of Arts owns a black and white photograph of a female form, sitting across a bed, with white limbs pale against the thickly patterned blanket.
The figure is a life-size doll, created to specifications set by the artist Oskar Kokoschka, a hallmark of Viennese avant-garde art. The doll portrays his former lover, Alma Mahler, who inspired around 450 drawings, sketches, and paintings during their relationship.
Oskar kokoschka alma mahler doll
Once she was no longer in his life, the doll replaced her as his subject, appearing in at least 33 artworks.
Who Was Oskar Kokoschka?
Oskar Kokoschka (1886-1980) was considered a “bad boy” of the European art scene, later becoming a leading figure in the European Expressionist movement alongside Gustav Klimt and Egon Schiele.
He rose to public attention as a playwright and printmaker. However, his plays, paintings, and drawings gained notoriety, scandalizing his peers. He was also expelled