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Portrait of a Lady is an oil on canvas painting by Gustav Klimt, painted between 1916 and 1917. The painting measures 60 by 55 centimetres (24 in × 22 in). It depicts a portrait of a female figure, composed in an unusually lively expressionistic style. It was acquired by the Galleria Ricci-Oddi in Piacenza in 1925.

Portrait of a Lady
Artist	Gustav Klimt
Year	1916–1917
Medium	Oil on canvas
Dimensions	60 cm × 55 cm (24 in × 22 in)
Location	Galleria d'arte moderna Ricci Oddi, Piacenza

In 1996, X-ray analysis revealed that the portrait was an overpainted version of Klimt's lost work Portrait of a Young Lady (in hat and with scarf[1]), which disappeared in 1917.[2] 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.[3]

The painting was believed stolen on 22 February 1997,[4] shortly before a special exhibition was planned at the gallery, during the renovation of the building. The frame was found discarded on the roof next to a skylight, which was, however, too small for the painting to have been removed through.[3]

In April 1997, the Italian police authorities discovered a high-quality forgery at Ventimiglia, on the Italian border with France, in a package addressed to the former Italian Prime Minister Bettino Craxi who was hiding from the law in Hammamet, Tunisia.[5] The "theft" in February may have been staged shortly before the exhibition to cover up the swap of the original painting with the forgery some months before. The case was reopened in 2014 according to the new facts.[6] Various copies of the painting are known to the Italian police.[7]

In December 2019, 23 years after the theft, a bag containing what was believed to be the missing painting was recovered from a recess in an exterior wall of the gallery by gardeners clearing away ivy,[8] which had overgrown over the recess at least 10 years prior.[3] The painting was confirmed to be the missing Portrait of a Lady the following month. Tests will be carried out to confirm if the painting had been in the wall since it was stolen, or placed in there later. The painting will then go back on display at the gallery.[9]

See also

• 1917 in art
• List of paintings by Gustav Klimt
• List of stolen paintings

Sources

• Video news about the robbery, 1997

References

На других языках

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[de] Bildnis einer Frau (Klimt)

Bildnis einer Frau (auch Porträt einer Dame) ist ein Ölgemälde des österreichischen Malers Gustav Klimt (1862–1918), entstanden zwischen 1916 und 1917. Es gehört zu einer Serie von Damenporträts aus den letzten Lebensjahren des Künstlers. Es stellt die Übermalung eines anderen Frauenporträt dar, Dame mit Hut, auch Backfisch genannt und 1912 in Dresden ausgestellt, welches als verschollen galt.

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- [en] Portrait of a Lady (Klimt)

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[fr] Portrait d'une dame (Klimt)

Portrait d'une dame est une peinture à l'huile sur toile, réalisée en 1916-1917 par Gustav Klimt. Il s'agit d'un portrait d'une femme, dans un style inhabituellement expressionniste. Il a été acquis par le musée d'Art moderne Ricci-Oddi à Plaisance, en 1925.

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[it] Ritratto di signora (Klimt)

Il Ritratto di signora è un dipinto a olio su tela di Gustav Klimt realizzato tra il 1916 e il 1917 e custodito all'interno del museo Galleria d'arte moderna Ricci Oddi di Piacenza.

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[ru] Портрет женщины (картина Климта, 1916)

«Портрет женщины» или «Портрет дамы» или «Женский портрет» (нем. Bildnis einer Frau или Porträt einer Dame) — картина австрийского художника Густава Климта, написанная между 1916 и 1917 годами. Является единственной известной на сегодняшний день «двойной работой» художника: изначально на ней была изображена женщина в широкополой шляпе, затем Климт переписал её.mw-parser-output .ts-Переход img{margin-left:.285714em}. С 1925 года полотно хранилось в Галерее современного искусства Риччи-Одди в городе Пьяченце (Италия). В 1997 году оно было похищено во время ремонта здания. После кражи картину называли «одним из самых разыскиваемых произведений искусства». С момента кражи периодически появлялась информация об её обнаружении, но найденные картины оказывались подделками. В декабре 2019 года оригинальное полотно было найдено музейными работниками в тайнике на территории самой Галереи. В январе 2020 его подлинность была подтверждена. На текущий момент стоимость картины оценивается в 66 млн долларов США.

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