: The painting is noted for its "flat," decorative composition where Adele's realistic face and hands emerge from a sea of geometric and organic gold motifs. History of Looting and Restitution
The "Lady in Gold" became a symbol of the systematic art theft perpetrated by the Nazis during World War II. La Dama De Oro
: Following the 1938 Anschluss, the painting was stolen from the Bloch-Bauer family. It was later renamed "The Woman in Gold" by the Nazis to strip it of its Jewish identity. : The painting is noted for its "flat,"