(Nonfiction, 368 pp. 2012)
Often referred to as the “Austrian Mona Lisa,” Gustav Klimt’s gold-leafed portrait of Jewish art patron Adele Bloch-Bauer has a complicated and controversial history. O’Connor relates the story of the painting, casting light on its creation during the Viennese Belle Epoque, its confiscation under Nazi rule, and the long struggle over its ownership after World War II.
- Kirkus review
- Biographical note
- Reader’s Note and Cast of Characters
- Review by Hugh Eakin, Wall Street Journal, February 18, 2012
- Review by Kathryn Lang, Washington Post, March 16, 2012
- Lecture (46 min.)
