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[[File:Adele Bloch-Bauer et the Woman in gold (1907).jpg|thumb|right|Adele Bloch-Bauer was the subject of this painting.]]

[[File:Adele Bloch-Bauer et the Woman in gold (1907).jpg|thumb|right|Adele Bloch-Bauer was the subject of this painting.]]

'''''Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I''''', '''''The Woman in Gold''''', or '''''The Lady in Gold''''' is a painting by [[Gustav Klimt]] of [[Adele Bloch-Bauer]], a woman who lived in [[Vienna]].  He painted the painting in 1907.<ref name=K>{{cite web|url=https://www.gustav-klimt.com/Portrait-Of-Adele-Bloch-Bauer-1.jsp|title=Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I, 1907 by Gustav Klimt |publisher=Gustav Klimt|access-date=May 20, 2021}}</ref>

'''''Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I''''', '''''The Woman in Gold''''', or '''''The Lady in Gold''''' is a painting by [[Gustav Klimt]] of [[Adele Bloch-Bauer]], a woman who lived in [[Vienna]].  He painted the painting in 1907.<ref name=K>{{cite web|url=https://www.gustav-klimt.com/Portrait-Of-Adele-Bloch-Bauer-1.jsp|title=Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I, 1907 by Gustav Klimt |publisher=Gustav Klimt|access-date=May 20, 2021}}</ref>

 

== Influences ==

 

==Influences==

[[File:Gustav Klimt - Study for Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I - Google Art Project.jpg|thumb|right|Klimt drew many sketches of Adele Bloch-Bauer before choosing what to paint.]]

[[File:Gustav Klimt - Study for Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I - Google Art Project.jpg|thumb|right|Klimt drew many sketches of Adele Bloch-Bauer before choosing what to paint.]]

Klimt was a [[Symbolist]] artist and this painting was part of his Golden Phase.<ref name=Met>{{cite web|title=The Splendid History of Gustav Klimt’s Glistening “Golden Phase”|author1=Kelly Richman-Abdou |date=September 16, 2018 |url=https://mymodernmet.com/gustav-klimt-golden-phase/|access-date=May 22, 2021|publisher=My Modern Met}}</ref>  The painting is covered in gilt and other shining decoration.<ref name=Vogue>{{cite news|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/golden-lady-how-gustav-klimts-gilded-paintings-influence-the-runway|access-date=May 22, 2021|date=November 5, 2021|author=Esther Adams Achara|title=Golden Lady: How Gustav Klimt's Gilded Paintings Influence the Runway}}</ref> [[Art Nouveau]], the [[Arts and Crafts]] movement, [[Byzantine art]] and [[Egyptian art]] influenced Klimt at this time.<ref name=Met /><ref name=Joy>{{cite web|url=https://joyofmuseums.com/museums/united-states-of-america/new-york-museums/neue-galerie-new-york/adele-bloch-bauers-portrait/|title=Byzantine Gold Mosaics influenced “The Lady in Gold”|publisher=Joy of Museums|access-date=May 22, 2021}}</ref>

Klimt was a [[Symbolist]] artist and this painting was part of his Golden Phase.<ref name=Met>{{cite web|title=The Splendid History of Gustav Klimt’s Glistening “Golden Phase”|author1=Kelly Richman-Abdou |date=September 16, 2018 |url=https://mymodernmet.com/gustav-klimt-golden-phase/|access-date=May 22, 2021|publisher=My Modern Met}}</ref>  The painting is covered in gilt and other shining decoration.<ref name=Vogue>{{cite news|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/golden-lady-how-gustav-klimts-gilded-paintings-influence-the-runway|access-date=May 22, 2021|date=November 5, 2021|author=Esther Adams Achara|title=Golden Lady: How Gustav Klimt's Gilded Paintings Influence the Runway}}</ref> [[Art Nouveau]], the [[Arts and Crafts]] movement, [[Byzantine art]] and [[Egyptian art]] influenced Klimt at this time.<ref name=Met /><ref name=Joy>{{cite web|url=https://joyofmuseums.com/museums/united-states-of-america/new-york-museums/neue-galerie-new-york/adele-bloch-bauers-portrait/|title=Byzantine Gold Mosaics influenced “The Lady in Gold”|publisher=Joy of Museums|access-date=May 22, 2021}}</ref>

Klimt started with [[gold leaf]] and [[silver leaf]] and then put [[gesso]] on top to make patterns.<ref name=Joy />

Klimt started with [[gold leaf]] and [[silver leaf]] and then put [[gesso]] on top to make patterns.<ref name=Joy />

 

== History ==

==History==

 

According to Klimt's website, Bloch-Bauer was his mistress.  She is also the only woman he ever painted twice.<ref name=K /> Adele's husband, Ferdinand Bloch-Bauer, hired Klimt to paint both paintings. Klimt painted ''[[Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer II]]'' in 1912.<ref name=Oprah>{{cite news|url=https://news.artnet.com/market/oprah-sells-famed-gustav-klimt-portrait-150-million-851537|publisher=Artnet|access-date=May 20, 2021|author=Sarah Cascone|title=Oprah Sells Famed Gustav Klimt Portrait for $150 Million|date=February 8, 2017}}</ref> Some artists also think Adele Bloch-Bauer might be the woman in ''[[The Kiss (Klimt painting)|The Kiss]]'' and ''[[Judith and the Head of Holofernes]]''.<ref name=BBC />

According to Klimt's website, Bloch-Bauer was his mistress.  She is also the only woman he ever painted twice.<ref name=K /> Adele's husband, Ferdinand Bloch-Bauer, hired Klimt to paint both paintings. Klimt painted ''[[Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer II]]'' in 1912.<ref name=Oprah>{{cite news|url=https://news.artnet.com/market/oprah-sells-famed-gustav-klimt-portrait-150-million-851537|publisher=Artnet|access-date=May 20, 2021|author=Sarah Cascone|title=Oprah Sells Famed Gustav Klimt Portrait for $150 Million|date=February 8, 2017}}</ref> Some artists also think Adele Bloch-Bauer might be the woman in ''[[The Kiss (Klimt painting)|The Kiss]]'' and ''[[Judith and the Head of Holofernes]]''.<ref name=BBC />

One of the reasons this painting is famous is that it was in a [[United States Supreme Court]] case, ''[[Republic of Austria v. Altmann]]'', in 2004.  Adele Bloch-Bauer's niece, [[Maria Altmann]], tried to get the painting back from the Belvedere Gallery.  The Supreme Court said the painting was Altmann's.  Because Aultmann could not pay for insurance and storage, she sold the painting to Ronald Lauder to put in the [[Neue Gallery]] in [[New York City]].<ref name=BBC />

One of the reasons this painting is famous is that it was in a [[United States Supreme Court]] case, ''[[Republic of Austria v. Altmann]]'', in 2004.  Adele Bloch-Bauer's niece, [[Maria Altmann]], tried to get the painting back from the Belvedere Gallery.  The Supreme Court said the painting was Altmann's.  Because Aultmann could not pay for insurance and storage, she sold the painting to Ronald Lauder to put in the [[Neue Gallery]] in [[New York City]].<ref name=BBC />

==In popular culture==

== Portrait Of Adele Bloch-Bauer I Media ==

The 2015 movie ''[[Woman in Gold (movie)|Woman in Gold]]'' is about Maria Altmann trying to get the painting back from the Belvedere Gallery.

File:Gustav Klimt 047.jpg|''[[Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer II]]'', the 1912 painting by Klimt

 

File:Adele Bloch-Bauer (detail of face).jpg|Detail showing the jewelled choker given to [[Maria Altmann]] on her wedding day and stolen by the Nazis

 

File:Gustav Klimt 065.jpg|Klimt's ''Schloss Kammer am Attersee III'' (1910), which was swapped for the ''Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I''

 

File:Altmann in 2010.jpg|[[Maria Altmann]], a niece of Adele and Ferdinand, in 2010

==References==

== References ==

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