Austrian · 1862–1918
1 record-breaking sale – This work set auction records when sold.
Sold through Yves Bouvier to Dmitry Rybolovlev. Part of the Bouvier Affair, where Rybolovlev later alleged he was overcharged. Price reported as approximately $183.8M. Exact terms disputed in subsequent litigation.
Purchased after landmark Supreme Court case returned the painting to the Altmann family. Was the most expensive painting ever sold at the time.
Part of the restituted Klimt paintings from the Altmann case.
Gustav Klimt was an Austrian symbolist painter and one of the most prominent members of the Vienna Secession movement.
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