▁youth ▁and ▁studied ▁under ▁impression ist ▁artist ▁Martin ▁Brandenburg , ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 6 – 1 9 , ▁but ▁was ▁very ▁disc ou rag ed ▁from ▁continu ing ▁after ▁a ▁meeting ▁with ▁artist ▁O sk ar ▁K ok os ch ka , ▁who ▁upon ▁seeing ▁a ▁portrait ▁of ▁hers ▁asked ▁her ▁sharp ly ▁" Why ▁do ▁you ▁paint ?" ▁ ▁Al bers ▁eventually ▁decided ▁to ▁attend ▁art ▁school , ▁even ▁though ▁the ▁challeng es ▁for ▁art ▁students ▁were ▁often ▁great ▁and ▁the ▁living ▁conditions ▁har sh . ▁ ▁Such ▁a ▁l ifest yle ▁sharp ly ▁contrast ed ▁the ▁aff lu ent ▁and ▁comfortable ▁living ▁that ▁she ▁had ▁been ▁used ▁to . ▁She ▁attended ▁the ▁Kunst ge werb esch ule ▁in ▁Hamburg ▁for ▁only ▁two ▁months ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁then ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁began ▁her ▁studies ▁at ▁the ▁Bau haus ▁at ▁We imar . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁Bau haus ▁she ▁began ▁her ▁first ▁year ▁under ▁Georg ▁Much e ▁and ▁then ▁Johannes ▁I tt en . ▁Al bers ▁strugg led ▁to ▁find ▁her ▁particular ▁work shop ▁at ▁the ▁Bau haus . ▁Women ▁were ▁bar red ▁from ▁certain ▁discipl ines ▁taught ▁at ▁the ▁school ▁and ▁during ▁her ▁second ▁year , ▁unable ▁to ▁get ▁into ▁a ▁glass ▁work shop ▁with ▁future ▁husband ▁Josef ▁Al bers , ▁Al bers ▁de ferred ▁rel uct antly ▁to ▁we aving , ▁the ▁only ▁work shop ▁available ▁to ▁women . She ▁found ▁that ▁the ▁we aving ▁work shop ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁option