La Dama De Oro May 2026

Painted during Klimt's "Golden Phase," the work is a pinnacle of the Vienna Secession movement.

: Klimt utilized oil paint along with extensive silver and gold leaf, a style inspired by the Byzantine mosaics of Ravenna. La Dama De Oro

: The painting is noted for its "flat," decorative composition where Adele's realistic face and hands emerge from a sea of geometric and organic gold motifs. History of Looting and Restitution Painted during Klimt's "Golden Phase," the work is

The "Lady in Gold" became a symbol of the systematic art theft perpetrated by the Nazis during World War II. History of Looting and Restitution The "Lady in

: In the late 1990s, Maria Altmann, Adele’s niece, began a decade-long legal crusade to reclaim the work from the Austrian government. The case eventually reached the U.S. Supreme Court ( Republic of Austria v. Altmann ).