Rarely seen Klimt painting returns to Austria after 60 years
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- 24 Mar 2023
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"Water Serpents II," which depicts nymphs grappling with a red serpent, was completed in 1907 during Klimt's so-called golden period, when he embraced the gold-leaf techniques he is known for today.
But unlike many of his other works it has rarely been seen, last exhibited in the Austrian capital in 1964 before falling into obscurity.
The painting was originally purchased by the Steiners, an Austrian art collecting family, and was looted by the Nazis after Germany annexed Austria in 1938 and Jenny Steiner fled the country.
It was later purchased by the Austrian film director Gustav Ucicky, Klimt's "illegitimate son", according to Markus Fellinger, curator of the new exhibition at the Belvedere Museum. Read More..
