Kokoschka and Alma Mahler began a passionate but stormy three-year affair in 1912. Their relationship was marked by Kokoschka’s extreme possessiveness and emotional instability. He painted her constantly, and his masterpiece, (or "The Tempest"), was created as a tribute to their love during this time.
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