Painted during Klimt's "Golden Phase," the work is a pinnacle of the Vienna Secession movement.
The "Lady in Gold" became a symbol of the systematic art theft perpetrated by the Nazis during World War II. La Dama De Oro
: Following the 1938 Anschluss, the painting was stolen from the Bloch-Bauer family. It was later renamed "The Woman in Gold" by the Nazis to strip it of its Jewish identity. Painted during Klimt's "Golden Phase," the work is
(The Woman in Gold) refers primarily to the iconic 1907 masterpiece by Gustav Klimt, titled Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I , as well as the high-profile legal battle and subsequent 2015 film detailing its restitution. The Masterpiece: Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I It was later renamed "The Woman in Gold"
: Adele Bloch-Bauer, a prominent Jewish socialite and patron of the arts in Vienna, was the only model Klimt painted twice.