Lady with a Fan

1917, Gustav Klimt

Medium

Oil on canvas

Style/genre

Dimensions

100.2 cm × 100.2 cm (39.4 in × 39.4 in)

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Lady with a Fan (German: Dame mit Fächer) was the final portrait created by the Austrian painter Gustav Klimt.[1] Painted in 1917, the uncommissioned piece depicting an unidentified woman was on an easel in his studio when he died in 1918.[2] Like many of Klimt’s late works, it incorporates strong Asian influences including many Chinese motifs.[3]

In June 2023, it sold at auction with Sotheby’s in London for £85.3 million ($108.4 million, €99.2 million), the highest price ever achieved in Europe for a work of art.[4][5] It was bought by art dealer Patti Wong on behalf of a Hong Kong collector.[4][5]