Fräulein Lieser ☴ Klimt ☶ Canvas mosaic

Fräulein Lieser ☴ Klimt ☶ Canvas mosaicPortrait of Frulein Lieser (1917) by Gustav Klimt was left unsigned in his studio when he died in 1918. The background of the painting has faintly pencilled shapes, suggesting that he intended to continue making elaborations. It was presumed lost until it reemerged in 2024. The model is believed to be a member of the Lieser family, Viennese industrialists and patrons of the arts in the early 20th century. The three quarter portrait depicts a young

Terrestrial Paradise

She was a highly sought after model

and an old farm house in the distance

elaborately attired

It reads: Johannes de eyck fuit hic 1434 (Jan van Eyck was here)

Other elements typical of van Eyck are the attention to detail

the most expensive blue pigment available in the 17th century

and a large book

and his only seascape

Painted from overhead (a bluff overlooking the beach)

and a loving couple

The woman is laying naked in a Breton field overlooking the ocean