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"1899 brought unexpected fatherhood for Gustav Klimt, as his models Maria Ucicka and Maria Zimmermann bore him children". What sort of women became artists models in Europe c.1900? How 'unexpected' was this kind of treatment?

by /u/crrpit in /r/AskHistorians

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