The Disappearance and Recovery of Klimt’s "Portrait of a Lady"

"Portrait of a Lady" is an art painting by Austrian painter Klimt.
It was completed between 1916 and 1917 and is one of Klimt's late paintings.
After the Italian collector Giuseppe Ricci Oddi bought it in 1925, it was kept in the Oddi Modern Art Gallery until February 22, 1997 when it disappeared while the museum was preparing for a special exhibition.
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The painting was presumed stolen during the preparations of the special exhibition at Galleria Ricci-Oddi.
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The mysterious disappearance of the painting prompted wide range investigation and only the outer frame of the painting was found next to the skylight on the roof.
At that time, the police determined that the thief removed the frame, rolled up the entire painting and took it out of the museum through the skylight.
The suspect was never found.
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According to BBC News, the painting is valued at $66 million.
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In December of 2019, while cleaning the Ricci Oddi Gallery, a gardener discovered a plastic bag in the mezzanine of the wall, which contained this famous painting.
At that time, people speculated that this was the original painting.
To confirm that the found painting was authentic, experts used infrared and ultraviolet light to study it and compared it with images taken when the original painting was inspected in 1996.
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After careful identification by the experts, it was announced shortly that it was confirmed to be the original painting.
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The announcement was made by Piacenza Prosecutor Ornella Chicca to reporters that the painting is authentic.
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Chicca said that once the relevant testing is completed, the work will be displayed again in that museum.
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Although the painting has been found, many doubts remain.
First, its disappearance was mysterious.
The police had determined that the thief removed the frame, rolled up the entire painting and took it out of the museum through the skylight.
In 2014, the Italian police restarted the investigation and found what appeared to be the painting, but it was later confirmed to be a fake or a copy.
After it was found in 2019, the police still need to clarify the suspicions of the theft, such as: was the painting hidden in the gallery from beginning to end?
Or was it stolen and then put back?
And who did it?
These mysteries remain.

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Q: What is the “Portrait of a Lady"?
A: It is an art painting by Austrian painter Klimt.

Q: When was the painting completed?
A: Between 1916 and 1917.

Q: Who bought it?
A: Italian collector Giuseppe Ricci Oddi.

Q: When did he buy it?
A: In 1925

Q: Where was it kept?
A: In the Oddi Modern Art Gallery

Q: When was it stolen?
A: On February 22, 1997.

Q: Under what circumstance was it stolen?
A: It was stolen when the museum was preparing for a special exhibition.

Q: What is the value of the painting?
A: US$66 million

Q: When was it found?
A: In 2019.

Q: Where and how it was found?
A: In December of 2019, a gardener found it while doing cleaning at the Ricci Oddi Gallery.

Q: Has it been formally announced that the painting found is authentic?
A: Yes.

Q: Are there mysteries that still remain about the disappearance and recovery of the painting?
A: Yes, such as, was the painting hidden in the gallery from beginning to end? Was it stolen and then put back? And who did it?