{"id":65431,"date":"2023-11-08T16:03:18","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T15:03:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/?p=65431"},"modified":"2025-08-11T09:35:53","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T08:35:53","slug":"adele-bloch-bauer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/belvedere-sites\/adele-bloch-bauer\/","title":{"rendered":"Special exhibition: Klimt&#8217;s Adele Bloch-Bauer II"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"151\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/klimtadelesmall.jpg\" alt=\"The word Klimt imposed on Upper Belvedere\" class=\"wp-image-65436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/klimtadelesmall.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/klimtadelesmall-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Gustav Klimt&#8217;s well-travelled and famous painting makes a return to Upper Belvedere for restoration, research and\u2026a public appearance in the <em>Special Guest: Adele Block-Bauer II<\/em> exhibition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Rare opportunity to see this privately-owned work<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Exhibition also covers:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u2026insights into Klimt&#8217;s techniques<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2026the history of the painting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Runs Nov 9, 2023 &#8211; Feb 11, 2024<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>See also:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/belvedere-sites\/upper-belvedere-palace\/\">Upper Belvedere info &amp; overview<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/events\/exhibitions\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"37363\">Art exhibitions<\/a> in Vienna<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A special guest<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"282\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/adele1.jpg\" alt=\"Gustav Klimt's Adele Bloch-Bauer II\" class=\"wp-image-65433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/adele1.jpg 282w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/adele1-188x300.jpg 188w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 282px) 100vw, 282px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(Gustav Klimt, Adele Bloch-Bauer II, 1912-13; private collection, courtesy of HomeArt; press photo: Johannes Stoll \/ Belvedere, Vienna)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A few of Gustav Klimt&#8217;s many works have managed the rare feat of impacting the global consciousness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One obvious candidate is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/belvedere-sites\/kiss\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1119\">The Kiss<\/a>, despite its relatively uneventful history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another is Klimt&#8217;s second portrait of Adele Block-Bauer, completed in 1913. This painting, however, has a rather more dramatic tale to tell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The portrait was one of several paintings (including Klimt&#8217;s even more famous first portrait of Adele) in a complex and prominent restitution case that ended in 2006. The story attracted wide media coverage and spawned books <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/songsfilms\/woman-in-gold-locations\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"67389\">and films<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the portrait&#8217;s return to the Block-Bauer estate in 2006, it passed into other private hands: Oprah Winfrey bought it at auction that same year for US$88 million. She then resold it in 2017 to another private buyer for what was reported as some US$150 million.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"284\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/adele2.jpg\" alt=\"A Klimt portrait painting as seen through infrared reflectography\" class=\"wp-image-65434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/adele2.jpg 284w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/adele2-189x300.jpg 189w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 284px) 100vw, 284px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(Gustav Klimt, Adele Bloch-Bauer II, 1912-13 (infrared reflectography revealing a different preliminary composition); private collection, courtesy of HomeArt; press photo: Belvedere, Vienna)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The painting has recently been back at Belvedere for expert restoration and scientific evaluation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This trip comes with an added bonus for visitors to Upper Belvedere: an opportunity to see the work in all its glory in a temporary exhibition: <em>Special Guest: Adele Bloch-Bauer II<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Along with Belvedere, we can thank Rosaline Wong and HomeArt for the cooperation that made this possible.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As well as offering the chance to admire this storied work in its carefully restored vibrancy, the exhibition also provides background detail on the portrait&#8217;s history and Klimt&#8217;s techniques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Belvedere&#8217;s experts used imaging methods like infrared reflectography to reveal the painting&#8217;s early composition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It seems Klimt reworked his original concept significantly (an approach I also use in my cooking). An early version on canvas had its subject, for example, wearing a more flowing, expansive dress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the second rare Klimt opportunity we&#8217;ve had in 2023\/2024 following the appearance of the privately-owned Water Serpents II in the earlier <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/belvedere-sites\/klimt-exhibition-inspired\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"54513\">Klimt. Inspired by Van Gogh, Rodin, Matisse\u2026<\/a> exhibition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"tickets\">Dates, tickets &amp; tips<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Say hello to Belvedere&#8217;s special guest from November 9th, 2023 to February 11th, 2024. Any valid entrance ticket for or from Upper Belvedere includes the exhibition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Needless to say, Belvedere has other Klimt works and Klimt-related material for you to enjoy, either in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/belvedere-sites\/gustav-klimt-belvedere\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"3544\">permanent exhibition<\/a> or the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/belvedere-sites\/300-history-exhibition\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"53996\">The Belvedere. 300 Years a Venue for Art<\/a> history exhibition (ends February 25th, 2024) running in the orangery at Lower Belvedere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more works by Klimt, check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/footsteps\/gustav-klimt\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"2264\">Klimt in Vienna<\/a> page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to get there<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>See the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/belvedere-sites\/gettingthere3\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"3402\">directions page<\/a> for reaching Upper Belvedere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Address: Prinz Eugen-Stra\u00dfe 27, 1030 Vienna<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/0\/embed?mid=1ksawXWFMVD9bljA48Gi7_VvWSfI\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A rare chance to see Klimt&#8217;s painting, which returns temporarily to Belvedere for restoration and research<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":65436,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[51],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-65431","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-belvedere-sites","8":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65431","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65431"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65431\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":85075,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65431\/revisions\/85075"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/65436"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65431"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65431"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65431"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}