Portrait of Amalie Zuckerkandl (unfinished) by Gustav Klimt

Portrait of Amalie Zuckerkandl (unfinished) - Gustav Klimt - Art Nouveau Canvas Wall Art

Product Overview

Looking for portrait oil painting with real brushwork? Portrait of Amalie Zuckerkandl (unfinished) is reproduced by hand in oils on artist-grade canvas after Gustav Klimt. The result is a piece of art nouveau oil painting wall decor that anchors a dining room and rewards a closer look.

About the Artwork

1917-18
Oil on canvas
128 x 128 cm
Osterreichische Galerie Belvedere, Austria.

Amalie ("Maltschi") Zuckerkandl, the sitter in this portrait, was a personal friend of Teresa ("Teddi") Bloch-Bauer's. Teddi's brother-in-law, Ferdinand Bloch-Bauer, apparently paid for this commission - presumably out of generosity towards Frau Zuckerkandl, and as further patronage of Klimt.

Gustav Klimt's death in 1918 rendered this portrait permanently unfinished. Ferdinand Bloch-Bauer, as the legal owner, hung it in his bedroom at his Vienna mansion, located at Elisabethstrasse, No. 18. It remained there until Herr Bloch-Bauer's assets were placed under a "Protection Order" in 1938. Nearly everything he owned was liquidated in the months that followed, and the Bloch-Bauer art collection was placed in "Protective Custody" in 1939.

What became of Amalie Zuckerkandl after 1939 remains unclear, although the portrait eventually surfaced in the possession of Vita Künstler, former owner of the Viennese Neue Galerie (an art gallery). Ms. Künstler donated the work to the Austrian Gallery in 1988. The Bloch-Bauer heirs are seeking its return in a separate lawsuit.

Every hand painted oil painting in this figurative series is finished on artist-grade canvas and checked against the original before it leaves the studio.

How It Is Made

Oil on canvas remains the reference standard for art nouveau reproductions. Our artists apply pigment by hand, blending the figurative tones directly on the surface for depth that a printed portrait oil painting simply cannot match.

Specifications & What You Receive

• 100% hand-painted oil painting on artist-grade canvas — never a print or digital reproduction.
• An extra 2-inch blank border is left around all edges for easy stretching and framing.
• We dispatch worldwide ourselves, so there are no middlemen in the chain.
• Available canvas sizes for this hand painted oil painting: 20 X 20 in, 24 X 24 in, 30 X 30 in, 36 X 36 in, 40 X 40 in, 48 X 48 in.
• Custom sizes available: order this painting in your preferred dimensions.
• We work with DHL, UPS, FedEx, USPS and additional couriers to keep delivery affordable.
• Free canvas stretching on wooden stretcher bars; custom framing available on request.
• Every order includes a pre-shipment digital preview for your approval.

Styling & Placement

art nouveau canvas wall art is one of the easiest ways to warm a dining room. Pair this piece with natural linen, dark wood, or brushed brass, and let the hand painted surface do the rest.

Delivery, Sizes & Guarantee

Whether the search term is portrait oil painting, dining room wall art, or art nouveau oil painting wall decor, this hand painted canvas delivers the same thing: a real painted surface, made to your chosen dimensions.