An Austrian family recently announced that they are the owners of a masterpiece of painting worth regarding 55 million USD (equivalent to more than 1,350 billion VND) made by famous artist Gustav Klimt. This family has kept the master painting in their family collection since the 1960s.
The painting has a name Portrait of Miss Lieser (Portrait of Lieser) will be put up for sale in April this year. Kinsky auction house, headquartered in Vienna (Austria), is the organizer of this special auction.
The painting “Bildnis Fraeulein Lieser” (Portrait of Lieser) will be put up for sale in April this year (Photo: Daily Mail).
Gustav Klimt is a famous artist in the world of art. His works are always sought following and reach high prices on the market. Currently, most of the paintings done by Gustav Klimt belong to the collections of famous museums and exhibitions. It is very difficult for these units to sell valuable works.
Therefore, the few remaining paintings by Gustav Klimt, every time they are publicly offered for sale on the market, attract great attention. Currently, the opportunity to own this famous artist’s work is increasingly narrow.
A painting by Austrian artist Gustav Klimt suddenly reappeared
Picture Portrait of Lieser which was originally ordered by a wealthy family in Vienna. The famous artist painted the picture in 1917 before he passed away. The painting depicts a girl from the Lieser family. The work was put on public display in Vienna last week, marking the work’s reappearance following 100 years of disappearance from the art world.
Picture Portrait of Lieser It was last exhibited to the public in 1925 in Vienna. At that time, the owner of the painting was a member of the Lieser family. Lieser’s family are Jews living in Austria, and they have experienced terrible events. There were members of this family who died in concentration camps for the genocide of the Jews.
Gustav Klimt is a famous artist in the world of fine arts (Photo: Daily Mail).
After many wanderings, the painting belongs to the current owner. In fact, the painting’s wandering journey still remains a mystery, especially in the period from 1925 to the 1960s.
Currently, members of the Lieser family – the family who ordered this painting in the 1910s – have not commented or asked for the painting back. Some members of this family went to Vienna to directly admire the painting depicting the face of a woman of the family.
Artist Gustav Klimt (1862-1918) soon passed away from a stroke at the age of 55. He was considered one of the brightest lights illuminating modern Austrian art.
Gustav Klimt is a genius artist in portraying emotions. More than a century following his death, the works that Gustav Klimt left behind still make a strong impression on posterity and have become more valuable than ever.
