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Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I (also called The Lady in Gold or The Woman in Gold) is an oil painting on canvas, with gold leaf, by Gustav Klimt, completed between 1903 and 1907. The portrait was commissioned by the sitter's husband, Ferdinand Bloch-Bauer, a Viennese and Jewish banker and sugar producer. The painting was stolen by the Nazis in ...
Learn about Klimt's masterpiece of the Golden Style, Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I, and its historic provenance. Watch a video by Neue Galerie director Renée Price on the painting and its restitution to the heirs.
Sep 20, 2016 · The painting later became an icon of justice – the 2015 film Woman in Gold is the Hollywood version of the tale of the painting’s confiscation from the Jewish Bloch-Bauer family during World...
Dec 11, 2023 · Learn about the history and significance of Klimt's most famous portrait, also known as Woman in Gold or Lady in Gold. Discover how Adele Bloch-Bauer, a wealthy Jewish socialite and art patron, became the muse of the Golden Phase and the subject of a legal battle.
Mar 31, 2015 · An article on Tuesday about the Gustav Klimt painting “Adele Bloch-Bauer I,” which was looted by the Nazis and is a subject of the new film “Woman in Gold,” about the efforts of Ms. Bloch...
May 25, 2012 · Learn about the history and artistic quality of this famous painting, which was commissioned by a wealthy sugar industrialist and seized by the Nazis. Find out how it was returned to the heirs of the original owner and sold for a record price.
Artist. Gustav Klimt. (b. 1862, Baumgarten d. 1918 , Vienna ) Date. 1907. Medium. Oil, silver, and gold on canvas. Classification. Fine Arts. Measurements. overall: 140 cm x 140 cm. Credit Line. Neue Galerie New York.
