Art history: artists, movements and museums

Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I by Gustav Klimt, central to the Altmann case and the 2006 restitutions

Klimt, Nazi spoliations and restitutions: understanding big business

The Altmann, Bloch-Bauer, Nora Stiasny, Ria Munk, Litzlberg and Beethoven Frieze cases: understanding looting, provenance and restitution of Klimt works. Read more...

Pallas Athena by Gustav Klimt in its original metal frame designed with Georg Klimt

Klimt frames: when the support is part of the work

Original frames, painted borders and display arrangements: the role of frames in Pallas Athena, Judith I, Nuda Veritas, Love and Georg Klimt’s work. Read more...

The Kiss by Gustav Klimt, masterpiece of the golden period

Why did Gustav Klimt use gold? Leaf, silver, platinum and light

Why did Klimt use real gold, silver and platinum leaf? Materials, technique, Ravenna and masterpieces of the Golden Period. Read more...

The Woman in Gold, Gustav Klimt’s Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I and the Maria Altmann case

The Golden Lady: restitution of the portrait of Adèle Bloch-Bauer I and the Maria Altmann affair

How Klimt’s Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I, looted in 1938, was returned to Ferdinand’s heirs following Maria Altmann’s fight and the 2006 arbitration. Read more...