Ferdinand Bloch-Bauer | |
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.jpg) Ferdinand Bloch-Bauer c. 1935 | |
| Born | Ferdinand Bloch 16 July 1864 |
| Died | 13 November 1945 (aged 81) Vienna, Austria |
| Nationality | Austria-Hungary |
| Occupation(s) | Banker, sugar industrialist |
| Relatives | Maria Altmann (niece) |
Ferdinand Bloch-Bauer (16 July 1864 – 13 November 1945) was an Austrian banker and sugar business magnate who owned one of the most extensive art collections in Europe, most of which was looted by the Nazis during the Anschluss. Husband of salon hostess Adele Bloch-Bauer and uncle of Jewish refugee Maria Altmann, he commissioned Gustav Klimt to paint Adele Bloch-Bauer I and Adele Bloch-Bauer II, the former being the centerpiece of the 2015 movie Woman in Gold with Helen Mirren.[1]
- ^ "Gustav Klimt, Five Paintings from the Collection of Adele and Ferdinand Bloch-Bauer". 4 April 2006. Retrieved 31 August 2024.