A painting by Austrian artist Gustav Klimt, believed to have been lost 100 years ago, has been auctioned for around 1,186 million baht.
A painting by Austrian artist Gustav Klimt, believed to have been lost 100 years ago, has sold for $32 million at an auction in Vienna. Austria
Klimt was hired by a family of Jewish factory owners. to paint a picture called “Portrait of Fraulein Lieser” or “Portrait of Miss Lieser” which was not completed in 1917, a year before his death. However, there have been many questions that remain. Didn’t reply about this painting. and the debate about who the woman in the picture is Including what happened to this painting during the Nazi era?
It is believed that the picture is of one of the daughters of Adolf or Justus Lieser, brothers from a family of wealthy Jewish industrial owners. Tobias Natter and Al. Art historian Fred Weidinger said the painting was a portrait of Margaret Constance Lieser, daughter of Adolf
But the auction house Im Kinski in Vienna who organizes the art auction It has been suggested that the painting may be that of one of the two daughters of Justus Lieser and his wife, Hendriette, known as “Lily”. Patron of modern art She was deported by the Nazis and died in Auschwitz concentration camp during the Holocaust. Her two daughters, Helene and Annie, both survived World War II.
The auction house said in a statement that the painting’s true fate after 1925 remains unclear. “What is known at this time is It was purchased by the consignor’s legal heirs in the 1960s and passed to the current owner through three successive inheritances, while the identity of the current Austrian owner is unknown. There is no public disclosure.
The paintings were sold on behalf of these owners and the legal successors of Adolf and Henriette Leeser, according to the Washington Consensus. It was an international agreement to return art looted by the Nazis. to the heirs of the owners of the stolen paintings
However, Erika Jakubowitz, executive director of the Presidency of the Austrian Jewish Community, said there were still many unanswered questions and called for an independent investigation into the matter.
Ms Jakubowitz said: “The return of art is a very sensitive issue. All research must be carried out correctly and thoroughly. and the results must be understandable and transparent. and ensure that there is a modern process in place for future private compensation.”
Klimt’s artwork Huge amounts of money have been raked in from auctions in the past. The artwork “His Lady with a Fan” was auctioned for 85.3 million pounds or around 3,952 million baht at Sotheby’s auction house. In June 2023, it was considered the most valuable work of art ever auctioned in Europe.
