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Anna Mahler
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Anna Mahler by Broncia Koller-Pinell, 1921
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Anna Justine Mahler
15 June 1904 Vienna, Austria
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| Died | 3 June 1988 (aged 83) Hampstead, London, England
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| Resting place | Highgate Cemetery, London |
| Nationality | Austrian |
| Known for | Sculpture |
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Rupert Koller
(m. 1920–1921)Paul Zsolnay
(m. 1929; div. 1934)Anatole Fistoulari
(m. 1943–1956)Albrecht Joseph
(m. 1970; separated 1979) |
Anna Justine Mahler (born June 15, 1904 – died June 3, 1988) was a talented Austrian sculptor. She was the daughter of the famous composer Gustav Mahler and his wife Alma Schindler. Anna became well-known for her sculptures, especially her bronze heads of famous musicians.
Growing Up
Anna Mahler was born in Vienna, Austria. She was the second child of Gustav and Alma Mahler. Her family called her 'Gucki' because she had big blue eyes. Gucken means 'to peek' in German.
Her childhood was often busy with her mother's many famous friends visiting their home. When Anna was three, her older sister Maria died from scarlet fever. Her father, Gustav Mahler, died when Anna was six. These were very sad times for her.
Anna was taught by private teachers at home. She also spent time with her mother's friends, who were important artists, musicians, and writers. Because her father was such a famous composer, many people thought Anna would become a musician too. But she chose a different path.
Her Marriages and Family
When Anna was 16, she married Rupert Koller in November 1920. This marriage ended quickly, within a few months.
After that, Anna moved to Berlin to study art. There, she met and married the composer Ernst Krenek in January 1924. She was still 19 years old. Like her first marriage, this one also ended quickly, just a few months later.
Anna then married publisher Paul Zsolnay in December 1929. She was 25. They had a daughter named Alma, who was born in 1930. Anna and Paul divorced in 1934.
In 1938, Anna left Austria because of the Nazis. She moved to Hampstead in London, England, in 1939. She started giving art lessons there.
In March 1943, Anna married conductor Anatole Fistoulari. They had a daughter named Marina, born in August 1943. After World War II, Anna traveled to California in the United States. Her marriage to Anatole ended around 1956.
Around 1970, Anna married her fifth husband, Albrecht Joseph. He was a film editor and writer in Hollywood. Anna once said she found true love with Albrecht. However, she left him when she was 75 years old. She felt they spent too much time caring for each other and wanted them both to keep growing as people.
After her mother died in 1964, Anna became financially independent. She lived in London for a while. Then, in 1969, she decided to live in Spoleto, Italy. In 1988, Anna died in Hampstead, London, while visiting her daughter Marina. She is buried in Highgate Cemetery.
Her Artistic Journey
Anna Mahler started learning about art very early. She often visited the studio of painter Oskar Kokoschka. She also modeled for her mother-in-law, the painter Broncia Koller-Pinell.
After her second divorce, Anna studied art and painting in Berlin, Rome, and Paris during the 1920s. When she was 26, she discovered that sculpting was what she loved most. It was the best way for her to show her creative ideas.
In 1930, Anna took sculpting lessons in Vienna from Fritz Wotruba. She quickly became a well-known sculptor there. In 1937, she won the Grand Prix in Paris, which is a very important award for artists.
Anna Mahler was skilled at sculpting with stone. She also created bronze heads of many famous musicians from the 20th century. These included Arnold Schönberg, Alban Berg, Artur Schnabel, Otto Klemperer, Bruno Walter, Rudolf Serkin, and Eileen Joyce.
See also
In Spanish: Anna Mahler para niños
