Adele Bloch-Bauer
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May 26, 2024 · In 2000, Ferdinand Bloch-Bauer’s niece Maria Altmann, who emigrated from Vienna to Los Angeles, sued the Republic of Austria. She demanded the return of the Bloch-Bauer Klimt paintings, including Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I, to their rightful heirs. Soon, the Republic of Austria v.
May 29, 2024 · Maria Altmann, Los Angeles resident and heir to the Bloch-Bauer family, was determined to get her family’s paintings back. With the help of her unwavering lawyer Randol Schoenberg, a descendant of a Viennese composer who had fled Nazi Germay, Altmann was one of the first restitution success stories.
May 16, 2024 · Altmann’s uncle Ferdinand Bloch-Bauer commissioned the paintings, which included two portraits of his wife and were created by Austrian symbolist painter Gustav Klimt. Altmann attempted to contact the Austrian authorities, but her efforts were met with silence.
- 108 years
- Maria Altmann
- 18 Feb, 1916
- Aquarius
6 days ago · This is a list of the highest known prices paid for paintings. The record is approximately US$450.3 million (which includes commission), paid for Leonardo da Vinci's Salvator Mundi (c. 1500). The painting was sold in November 2017, through the auction house Christie's in New York City.
May 28, 2024 · Maria Altmann, an octogenarian Jewish refugee, takes on the Austrian government to recover a world famous painting of her aunt plundered by the Nazis during World War II, she believes rightfully belongs to her family.
May 14, 2024 · Maria Altmann, a niece of the original owner Ferdinand Bloch-Bauer, successfully won a claim against the gallery for the return of the work, and others by Klimt. She later sold the painting for...
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