Maria Bloch-Bauer Altmann never wanted a fight. In fact, she never wanted Gustav Klimt’s celebrated portrait of her aunt, Adele Bloch-Bauer, to leave Austria, the country Altmann had escaped during ...

Images of the gorgeous mosaic and gold-leaf paintings of Vienna’s native son Gustav Klimt have long graced everything in Austria from chocolate wrappings to subway walls. The real things, so ...

It was a family legend: the glamorous aunt, Adele Bloch-Bauer, honored with a shimmering gold portrait by Gustav Klimt, with whom she may have shared more than a passion for art during Vienna’s belle ...

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Maria Altmann celebrates with family members in 2006 after an Austrian arbitration court determined the country is legally obligated to return the Gustav Klimt paintings to her. Maria Altmann was 88 ...

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Maria Altmann was 88 when I first met her by phone in 2004. "Would it be possible to call back in a few minutes?" she asked. "I'm feeling a little dizzy and would like a cup of coffee to revive myself ...

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