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
: 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 ). It was later renamed "The Woman in Gold"
: Klimt utilized oil paint along with extensive silver and gold leaf, a style inspired by the Byzantine mosaics of Ravenna.