Questions and Answers about
Art Auction
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in ArtsWho is the master artist behind the masterpiece ‘Portrait of Fräulein Lieser,’ set to be auctioned off after being lost for nearly a century?
Answer: The legendary Austrian artist, known for his symbolist works and a key figure in the Vienna Secession movement, painted the “Portrait of Fräulein Lieser” in 1917. This masterpiece was one of Klimt’s final works before his untimely death in February 1918, leaving parts of the painting unfinished. The artwork, shrouded in mystery for nearly…
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in ArtsWho painted this colorful masterpiece sold for £37.2m?
Answer: lt;span style=”font-weight: 400;”Wassily Kandinsky was a Russian-born artist who pioneered abstract art and painted Murnau mit Kirche II (View of Murnau with Church) in 1910, a crucial moment in his transformation to abstract painting. The painting was part of a collection that belonged to Johanna Margarete and Siegbert Stern, who were persecuted by the…
