Gustav Klimt - Frauenbildnis. Portrait of Ria Munk III 1917-1918
Frauenbildnis. Portrait of Ria Munk III 1917-1918
180x128cm oil and charcoal on canvas
Sold for: USD 27.63 million
Auction house: Christie's, London
Sale date: 23 June 2010
Seller: Anonymous owner
Buyer: Anonymous buyer
Executed in 1917-18, Frauenbildnis (Portrait of Ria Munk III) is the third and final painting in a series of three portraits commissioned by the Munk family of their daughter Ria. One of the last and most modern of Klimt’s full-length female portraits, the painting offers a glimpse into the working methods of Gustav Klimt.