Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer II

Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer II
ArtistGustav Klimt
Year1912
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions190 cm × 120 cm (75 in × 47 in)
LocationPrivate collection

Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer II is a 1912 painting by Gustav Klimt. The work is a portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer (1881–1925), a Vienna socialite who was a patron and close friend of Klimt.[1]

In 1907, Klimt completed an earlier portrait of Bloch-Bauer. During World War II, both portraits were among the artworks stolen by the Nazis from the family of Bloch-Bauer. After the war, Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer II was displayed at the Österreichische Galerie Belvedere until 2006, when it was returned to Adele Bloch-Bauer's niece Maria Altmann.

  1. ^ Shapira, Elana (2009-03-01). "Adele Bloch-Bauer.". The Encyclopedia of Jewish Women. Retrieved 2014-10-24 – via Jewish Women's Archive.