Artists are considered to be born romantics that listen to their hearts more than their brains. It is no surprise then that most artists have a strong and complex love life. When two artists fall in love you can be sure that sparks will fly in what always seems to be a passionate and flammable relationship. Falling in love can also motivate both artists to make art inspired by their mutual love. Here are 8 such artist couples who fell in love and became each other’s muse.

6. Alfred Stieglitz and Georgia O’Keefe:

Alfred Stieglitz was an American photographer who is considered a pioneer in photography as an art form. He was married to Emmy Obermeyer when he fell in love with American artist Georgia O’Keefe. O’Keefe is today known as the mother of American Modernism and remained the muse of Stieglitz till his death in 1946. The couple married but rarely spent time together as Stieglitz like New York while O’Keefe lived in New Mexico.

5. Max Ernest and Leonora Carrington:

Max Ernest was a German painter, sculptor, graphic artist and poet. He is known to be a pioneer of the Dada and Surrealist movements. Leonora Carrington was a British born Mexican artist and novelist who fell in love with Ernest without even meeting him on just seeing his art. When they met in a party in London they bonded and left for Paris where Ernest left his wife for Carrington. Their relationship didn’t last long because of WWII during which Ernest was arrested first by the French for being German and later by the Germans for creating decadent art. He escaped with the help of Peggy Guggenheim and later married her. Carrington had psychotic breakdown and was institutionalized. The couple wasn’t able to get back together due to the misery they had experienced in their lives.