Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer II
ArtistGustav Klimt
Year1912
MediumOil on canvas
LocationPrivate collection
About Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer II
Adele Bloch-Bauer is the only person Klimt painted twice. This second portrait uses brighter colors and a more modern style. Sold for 87.9 million dollars in 2006. Adele died in 1925 at age 43. The painting was restituted to the family after a landmark legal case.
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