The Lady in Gold: The Extraordinary Tale of Gustav Klimt's Masterpiece, Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer

by Anne-Marie O'Connor

Book Overview

National Bestseller The true story that inspired the movie Woman in Gold starring Helen Mirren and Ryan Reynolds. Contributor to the Washington Post Anne-Marie O'Connor brilliantly regales us with the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0307265641
• ISBN13: 9780307265647
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.6" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

Phenomenal, better than the movie

While the movie focuses on the second part of the book (the battle to recover the painting), the first half of this book dives into the history of Jewish Vienna and the role of its affluent Jewish families in supporting unconventional artists like Klimt.