During a trip to Naples in April 1913, Oskar Kokoschka and his mistress Alma Mahler experienced a violent storm. This event may have given the artist inspiration for the visual idea of the "Bride of the Wind", a dual likeness of himself and his mistress in which the couple are borne through a storm on a strange cloud. The "Bride of the Wind" is an iconic work of expressionist art because it is an exceptionally powerful and successful example of the visualisation of emotional states.

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標題
The Wind's Bride
類別
Swiss artist
作者
Oskar Kokoschka
資料
Oil on canvas
年份
1913
Size
180.4 x 220.2 cm
持有者
Kunstmuseum Basel

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