The "Lady in Gold" became a symbol of the systematic art theft perpetrated by the Nazis during World War II.
: In 2006, an arbitration panel in Vienna ruled in favor of Altmann. Today, the painting is permanently displayed at the Neue Galerie in New York City. La Dama De Oro
(The Woman in Gold) refers primarily to the iconic 1907 masterpiece by Gustav Klimt, titled Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I , as well as the high-profile legal battle and subsequent 2015 film detailing its restitution. The Masterpiece: Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I The "Lady in Gold" became a symbol of
: 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 (The Woman in Gold) refers primarily to the
: 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 ).
Painted during Klimt's "Golden Phase," the work is a pinnacle of the Vienna Secession movement.