'Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer II' was painted by Gustav Klimt in 1912. The painting is a work of oil and gold on canvas. It is one of the most expensive paintings by Gustav Klimt which depicted intricate artwork style on canvas. The painting was painted on a canvas, 74 3/4x47 1/4 in, 190x120 cm.
Artist Gustav Klimt:
Gustav Klimt was a famous Austrian Symbolist painter. Apart from being a dedicated artist, Klimt was also an active member of the Vienna Secession which was represented by several artists who left the traditional style of painting.
Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer II Description:
'Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer II' is the painting of 'Adele Bloch-Bauer' who got the honor of being painted twice by Gustav Klimt. Klimt created two portraits of Bauer. The second one was completed in 1912. The artwork perfectly depicts the artist's devotion towards art and his maturity in dealing with his subject. 'Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer II' was an excellent combination of oil, gold and silver on a canvas 190 x120 cm. The portrait is one among the many expensive artworks by Gustav Klimt.
Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer II Auction:
Gustav Klimt presented both the paintings of Adele Bloch-Bauer to her. But after her death the paintings became an issue of many argumentations. Adele Bloch-Bauer in her will had expressed her desire of donating the two Klimt's paintings to the Austrian State Gallery. But after prolonged legal battle for the painting between United States and Austria, it was decided that the authoritarian right of the painting will be handed over to Maria Altman as the legal owner of all the four artworks by Gustav Klimt. Austria took the decision with great disappointment. After it went to America the Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer II was finally auctioned by Maria Altmann in 2006 for $87,936,000 in Christie's New York.
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