'Lost' Gustav Klimt painting to be auctioned - BBC News
Mystery surrounds the unfinished Portrait of Fraulein Lieser, which could fetch more than €50m.
15 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, AFPImage caption, The painting is thought to depict a daughter of either Adolf or Justus LieserBy Bethany BellBBC News, ViennaA painting by the Austrian artist Gustav Klimt that was believed lost for the past 100 years, is to be auctioned in Vienna.
There are many unanswered questions about the unfinished painting, Portrait of Fraulein Lieser, which Klimt began in 1917 - a year before his death.
There are also debates about who the woman in the picture is, and what happened to the painting during the Nazi era.
The painting's value is estimated at up to €50m ($53m; £42m), although it may fetch a higher price.
It is believed to depict one of the daughters of either Adolf or Justus Lieser, who were brothers from a wealthy family of Jewish industrialists.
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