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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 ...
This painting is revolutionary for both its timeless beauty and a provenance story that represents perseverance and justice. Adele, the wife of a wealthy Jewish industrialist Ferdinand Bloch-Bauer, is posed in an ambiguous position, bedecked in precious jewelry.
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...
May 26, 2024 · Today the Woman in Gold is on permanent display at the Neue Galerie in New York City alongside an impressive collection of German and Austrian art of the same period. Gustav Klimt’s Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I is one of the most recognizable portraits in art history today.
May 25, 2012 · Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I (also called The Lady in Gold or The Woman in Gold) is a painting by Gustav Klimt, completed between 1903 and 1907. The portrait was commissioned by the sitter's husband, Ferdinand Bloch-Bauer (de), a Jewish banker and sugar producer.
The story of Gustav Klimt’s Adele Bloch-Bauer, the woman in gold. Christie’s role in the remarkable restitution story behind Klimt’s 1907 masterpiece, Adele Bloch-Bauer I — and how, a century after it’s creation, it became the most valuable painting ever sold. Storylines.
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 ...
