Woman In Gold Gustav Klimt Painting

Adele bloch bauer 1881 1925 was a wealthy member of viennese society and a patron and close friend of gustav klimt.

Woman in gold gustav klimt painting. A t artwork the lady in gold by gustav klimt. The titular character in woman in gold is adele bloch bauer whose husband czech sugar mogul ferdinand bloch bauer commissioned austrian symbolist painter gustav klimt to paint two portraits of. Introspective chameleon gustav klimt the lady in gold 1907 reproduction of a classic painting photo poster print art gift size. The buyer is allegedly an unidentified chinese collector who pulled the trigger on the purchase over the summer.

There are many reasons that among the hundreds of thousands of cases involving artwork looted by the nazis the story of gustav klimt s adele bloch bauer i would particularly appeal to filmmakers. Gustav klimt and adele bloch bauer. Commissioned by her sugar industrialist husband ferdinand portrait of adele bloch bauer i took klimt three years to create and was completed amid speculation that the austrian artist and his high society subject were lovers. The world classic art reproductions giclee canvas prints wall art for home decor 30x24 inches.

Gustav klimt art klimt camille pissarro famous artists great artists franz josef i woman in gold frida art vienna secession gustav klimt and his life long companion emilie louise flöge. 9 2004 stands before a poor reproduction of famed austrian painter gustav klimt s the portrait of adele bloch bauer i ap photo nam huh altmann then living in los angeles never thought she would actually gain control of her native country s most prized artistic possession. The show is organized by janis staggs associate director of curatorial and publications at neue galerie new york. The woman in gold will be displayed on the second floor of the museum and will be comprised of approximately 50 works including the adele bloch bauer i paintings related drawings vintage photographs decorative arts as well as archival material.

Oprah winfrey made a pretty penny selling gustav klimt s portrait of adele bloch bauer ii 1912 for 150 million in 2016 reports katya kazakina for bloomberg. Portrait of adele bloch bauer i also called the lady in gold or the woman in gold is a 1907 painting by gustav klimt. The portrait was commissioned by the sitter s husband ferdinand bloch bauer a jewish banker and sugar producer. Maria altmann at her home in los angeles on jan.

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. 24 x 16 inches 61 x 40 5 cm 55 00 55 00.