The Lady in Gold
  • Published: 18 July 2016
  • ISBN: 9781101873120
  • Imprint: Knopf US
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 368
  • RRP: $37.99

The Lady in Gold

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

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The riveting story of Gustav Klimt's most famous painting: how it was created, celebrated, seized by Nazis, and ultimately--after a lengthy and influential court case--restored to its rightful owner.

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 galvanizing story of Gustav Klimt’s 1907 masterpiece—the breathtaking portrait of a Viennese Jewish socialite, Adele Bloch-Bauer. The celebrated painting, stolen by Nazis during World War II, subsequently became the subject of a decade-long dispute between her heirs and the Austrian government.

When the U.S. Supreme Court became involved in the case, its decision had profound ramifications in the art world. Expertly researched, masterfully told, The Lady in Gold is at once a stunning depiction of fin-de siècle Vienna, a riveting tale of Nazi war crimes, and a fascinating glimpse into the high-stakes workings of the contemporary art world.

One of the Best Books of the Year: The Huffington Post, The Christian Science Monitor.  
Winner of the Marfield National Award for Arts Writing. Winner of a California Book Award. 
  • Published: 18 July 2016
  • ISBN: 9781101873120
  • Imprint: Knopf US
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 368
  • RRP: $37.99
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About the author

Anne-Marie O'Connor

Anne-Marie O'Connor was born in Bradford to Irish parents. She has written plays for theatre, radio and television. She now lives in Manchester with her partner and baby.

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Praise for The Lady in Gold

  • "A fascinating work, ambitious, exhaustively researched and profligately detailed.... A mesmerizing tale of art and the Holocaust, encased in a profusion of beguiling detail, much as Adele herself is encrusted in Klimt's resplendent portrait." --The Washington Post
  • "Deeply researched.... Ms. O'Connor has told an important story." --The Wall Street Journal
  • "A celebration of art and persistence.... O'Connor's book brings Klimt's exceptional portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer home, broadening the meaning of homeland at the same time." --The Christian Science Monitor
  • "O'Connor skillfully filters Austria's troubled twentieth century through the life of Klimt's most beloved muse.... A nuanced view of a painting whose story transcends its own time." --Bookforum
  • "Richly drawn.... Part history and part mystery, The Lady in Gold is a striking tale." --BookPage
  • "The lusciously detailed story of Gustav Klimt's most famous painting, detailing the relationship between the artist, the subject, their heirs and those who coveted the masterpiece.... Art-history fans will love the deep details of the painting, and history buffs will revel in the facts O'Connor includes as she exposes a deeper picture of World War II." --Kirkus Reviews

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