THE WOMEN OF KLIMT, SCHIELE AND KOKOSCHKA

In the early 20th century, the traditional relationship between the sexes was challenged by a number of social, economic, and philos ophical changes. It was above all the incipient development towards gender equity that provoked vehement counterarguments. On the ot her hand, sexual liberation can be seen as a common goal of men and women, since they both sought to escape the restrictive moral ta boos of the 19th century.