Alma and Oscar

Her love story is a history of European art The world said that she was the most famous romantic widow in Vienna. From Mahler, Gropius, Klimt to Kokoschka, everyone worshiped under her stone willow skirt. Her beauty was the muse pursued by men; her free spirit and indulgence were the source of artist's creation. She was Gustav Mahler's widow Elma Mahler. Mahler said, "A family can only have one composer." So she hid her musical talent and played the role of a good wife after marriage. Until Mahler's death, she still insisted on her title as "Mahler's wife." In the spring of 1912, Alma met and fell in love with the young artist Oscar Kokoschka, and the masterpiece "Bride in the Wind" was born. However, while the two were inseparable from each other, Alma was also disconnected from her German architect lover Walter Gropius. Surrounded by many lovers, she loved every lover passionately, but no one could completely possess her. As a result, the man's obsession with her turned into the nourishment of creation. During the days of falling in love with her, their artistic career also reached its peak.