Maria Altmann (née Maria Victoria Bloch, later Bloch-Bauer; February 18, 1916 – February 7, 2011) was an Austrian-American Jewish refugee from Austria, who fled her home country after it was annexed to the Third Reich.
- Austrian (1916–1945), American (1945–)
- Maria Victoria Bloch, February 18, 1916, Vienna, Austria-Hungary
- Frederick "Fritz" Altmann, (m. 1937; died 1994)
- February 7, 2011 (aged 94), Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Altmann led a charmed childhood Maria Viktoria Bloch-Bauer was born to Gustav Bloch-Bauer and Therese Bauer on February 18, 1916, in Vienna, Austria. Her wealthy Jewish family, including her...
Feb 11, 2011 · Maria Altmann obituary She wrested back from Austria five Klimt masterpieces looted by the Nazis Maria Altmann in 2005 with the recovered Klimt painting of her aunt Adele. It fetched £73m in...
- Michael Mcnay
Maria Altmann was an Austrian-American Jewish refugee who escaped Nazi occupied Austria and took refuge in America where she later became a naturalized citizen. Her inspirational life story unfolds her successful quest in reclaiming five of her family-owned paintings from government of Austria that were seized by the Nazis during Second World War.
Feb 8, 2011 · Maria Altmann, who escaped Nazi-occupied Vienna as a newlywed and returned to wage a triumphant fight to recover Gustav Klimt’s iconic gold portrait of her remarkable aunt, has died. She was 94....
Feb 8, 2011 · Maria Altmann, who escaped Nazi-occupied Vienna as a newlywed and returned to wage a triumphant fight to recover Gustav Klimt’s iconic gold portrait of her remarkable aunt, has died. She was 94....
Mar 27, 2015 · Maria Altmann became the American cashmere sweater queen After Maria’s brother-in-law, Bernhard, started a new textile factory in Liverpool, England, he sent Maria a cashmere sweater to see...