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In 1910, fortune smiled Kokoschka. He went to Berlin and was adopted Hervartom Walden, the energetic owner and editor of "The Tempest. Editor Kokoschka commissioned to do drawings for the cover of the magazine, and almost every number coming out of its cover. He also made a contract with the influential dealer Paul Cassirer. In 1911, Kokoschka returned to Vienna, and was appointed assistant teacher at the school, where he was once expelled. At the same time in Vienna he had a major exhibition, which visited ERZHERZOG Franz Ferdinand. The heir to the throne, however, exclaimed with indignation: "This gentleman need to break the bones!"

      In 1911, in Kokoschka began a passionate affair with the widow of the great composer Gustav Mahler (1860-1911), Alma Mahler, elegant beauty, which was considerably older than the artist. In 1912, Kokoschka, found nothing better than to leave teaching, and exhibit in Cologne, which at that time was the center of all germanoyazychnogo avant-garde, and then in Munich.

      By 1913 his relationship with Alma Mahler became strained. Kokoschka's mother was opposed to his novel, and even said that shoot Alma. Once, when lovers traveled to Italy, they had to watch the brutal scene in the aquarium of Naples: marine insect Zhalilo and paralyzed fish. Kokoschka considered a symbol of his relationship with his mistress.

      He was still beleaguered persona, when he began teaching art at the Vienna School of Noble Ladies, directress of which was known for her progressive views. However, some of the parents strongly objected to this, and as a result of the Austrian government banned him from teaching. The war that broke out in Europe, it seemed, was all written off. Adolf Loos, used his influence to Kokoschka enlisted a lieutenant in the regiment of dragoons, glorious for its beautiful uniforms. Once reported by the official newspaper, Kokoschka in the chic outfit photographed, and cards with his picture were sold in the shops, next to portraits of famous actresses.

      At the beginning of 1915, Kokoschka was seriously injured in Galicia, was shot in the head and a bayonet struck a light. He was treated in Brno and Vienna, he began to write the play "Orpheus and Eurydice, the acquaintance with the poets Rilke and Hofmannsthal, but was soon sent back to the front, where they finally lost his health, having received concussion.

      Some time Kokoschka held in Stockholm, where a neurologist consulted, and then left for treatment in Dresden. After the war, the political situation in Dresden, was highly unstable, as well as everywhere else in Germany. Kokoschka became a member of a small left bohemian group. Here he was known as "mad Kokoschka. He suffered both physically and mentally. Perhaps this was due to the effects of his affair with Alma. To get rid of obsessions, he asked a seamstress to sew his rag-size woman, with whom he talked, and even took her with him to the opera.

      In 1919, Kokoschka was officially appointed professor of the Dresden Academy, and moved to a beautiful house with a studio. His life went uphill. It was a time of hope. Composer Paul Hindemith set at the Dresden State Opera musical performance of his play "Murderer, Hope of Women. In 1922, Kokoschka was invited at the Venice Biennale. His health has improved, and he leads an active lifestyle. He left his post at the Dresden Academy in 1924, just telling the doorman, and left town before his intentions were discovered. A lucrative contract with the financier Cassirer gave him the means to travel. Using Munich as a starting point, he traveled all over Europe and even went to North Africa, Egypt, Turkey and Palestine. 1931 brought him great success, despite the darkening political horizon, it was an exhibition at the Kunsthalle in Mannheim and in the Galerie Georges in Paris, where he was warmly greeted by the Paris public. The triumph, however, turned the conflict. Kokoschka demanded greater independence from its dealers, and they, in turn, sought absolute control over his work. Kokoschka broke with them, and exchanged harsh statements in the newspaper.