The artist created over 25 preliminary studies of the young woman. The Lieser family received the piece after Klimt’s death, and it was likely part of an exhibition when the photograph was taken ...
The painting will be appear in a special auction on April 24, on behalf of its current owners and legal successors of the Lieser family. Recent catalogs of Klimt's works (2007 and 2012 ...
The portrait once belonged to the Lieser family, who were wealthy Jewish industrialists ... all catalogues raisonnés (comprehensive lists of Klimt's work). In our circles, 'lost' means probably ...
“To speak the truth is to shine and burn,” Gustav Klimt inscribed on an early version of his provocative Nuda Veritas. Across time and distance—from Vienna’s Belle Époque to our own ...