Lisette Model

Born Elise Amelie Felicie Stern in Vienna in 1901, Lisette Model's early life was marked by a privileged yet difficult upbringing, including private tutors and exposure to avant-garde artists like Gustav Klimt through her music studies with Arnold Schoenberg. She considered Schoenberg her greatest influence, stating, "If ever in my life I had one teacher and one great influence, it was Schoenberg." After her father's death in 1924, she moved to Paris, initially to study voic…