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THE LADY IN GOLD

By ANNE-MARIE O'CONNOR

The Extraordinary Tale of Gustav Klimt's Masterpiece, Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer

WINNER OF THE MARFIELD PRIZE NATIONAL ARTS WRITING AWARD

CALIFORNIA BOOK AWARDS WINNER

Some say The Kiss by Gustav Klimt also resembled Adele Bloch-Bauer, in particular the crooked hands. But others also see Emilie Floge, his fashionista sister-in-law, and it is likely that he intended the portrait as a composite of the women in his life.

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