Portrait of a Lady

This beautiful Portrait of a Lady created by the great Gustav Klimt belongs to the late activity of the artist. By then, Klimt had abandoned the shiny gilded decorations characteristic of his so-called "Golden Phase" to adopt a less precious style. The almost abrupt brushstrokes defining his late works reveal a more emotional approach influenced by Expressionism.

In 1996, X-ray analysis revealed that the portrait was an overpainting of Klimt's lost work Portrait of a Young Lady (in hat and with scarf), which disappeared in 1917. The original portrait showed a woman with whom Klimt is believed to have had a love affair, but after she died suddenly, he painted over the work. 

Beautiful, isn't she?

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