Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I

Klimt's shimmering 'Woman in Gold' wraps a Viennese hostess in a cascade of gold leaf and intricate ornament from his Golden Phase. Portrait and decoration merge into glittering surface. Looted by the Nazis, it became the subject of a famous restitution case.

Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I

Gustav Klimt

  • Date1907
  • MovementSymbolism
  • WhereNeue Galerie, New York
  • RegionUnited States