CNN —A portrait by Gustav Klimt that was unseen for almost a century is expected to fetch millions when it goes up for auction this spring.
However, new research by the auction house suggests Justus’ wife, Lilly, hired him to paint one of their two daughters.
A cape richly decorated with flowers is draped around her shoulders,” the auction house said.
Its exact fate after 1925 is “unclear,” according to the auction house.
The last portrait completed by Klimt became the most expensive artwork ever to sell at a European auction, when it fetched a staggering £85.3 million ($108.4 million) in London last year.
Persons:
Gustav Klimt, Fräulein, ”, Roland Schlager, Klimt, Adolf, Justus Lieser, Margarethe Constance, Justus ’, Lilly, “, “ Adolf, Henriette Lieser, Claudia Mörth, Fächer ”, Paul G, Allen
Organizations:
CNN, Austrian, Getty, Washington, Nazi, Microsoft
Locations:
Vienna, Austrian, Austro, Washington, Austria, Central Europe, Switzerland, Germany, Britain, Hong Kong, London, Birch, ”