Portrait of an Unknown Woman

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  • PORTRAIT OF AN UNKNOWN WOMAN by Camille De Peretti

New York Times Editors' Choice


A saga inspired by the incredible but true story of the iconic Klimt painting


Painted in Vienna in 1910, Gustav Klimt's "Portrait of a Lady" was purchased by an anonymous collector in 1916, retouched by the master a year later, then stolen in 1997 before reappearing in the gardens of an Italian modern art museum in 2019. 


No art experts, museum curators, or police investigators know the identity of the young woman in the painting, nor the mysteries that surround the turbulent history of her portrait.  


From the streets of Vienna in 1900 to Texas in the 1980s, and from Manhattan during the Great Depression to contemporary Italy, de Peretti imagines the destiny of this young woman as well as that of her descendants, and creates a masterful fresco that intertwines family secrets, disappearances, and thwarted loves. 

Portrait of an Unknown Woman
$19.00
Available In Stock
Description

New York Times Editors' Choice


A saga inspired by the incredible but true story of the iconic Klimt painting


Painted in Vienna in 1910, Gustav Klimt's "Portrait of a Lady" was purchased by an anonymous collector in 1916, retouched by the master a year later, then stolen in 1997 before reappearing in the gardens of an Italian modern art museum in 2019. 


No art experts, museum curators, or police investigators know the identity of the young woman in the painting, nor the mysteries that surround the turbulent history of her portrait.  


From the streets of Vienna in 1900 to Texas in the 1980s, and from Manhattan during the Great Depression to contemporary Italy, de Peretti imagines the destiny of this young woman as well as that of her descendants, and creates a masterful fresco that intertwines family secrets, disappearances, and thwarted loves. 

Description

New York Times Editors' Choice


A saga inspired by the incredible but true story of the iconic Klimt painting


Painted in Vienna in 1910, Gustav Klimt's "Portrait of a Lady" was purchased by an anonymous collector in 1916, retouched by the master a year later, then stolen in 1997 before reappearing in the gardens of an Italian modern art museum in 2019. 


No art experts, museum curators, or police investigators know the identity of the young woman in the painting, nor the mysteries that surround the turbulent history of her portrait.  


From the streets of Vienna in 1900 to Texas in the 1980s, and from Manhattan during the Great Depression to contemporary Italy, de Peretti imagines the destiny of this young woman as well as that of her descendants, and creates a masterful fresco that intertwines family secrets, disappearances, and thwarted loves. 

ISBN
9798889661788
Publication Date
April 14, 2026
Binding
Paperback
Item Condition
New
Language
English
Pages
256
Keywords
Fiction | Alternative History; Fiction | Historical | 20th Century - General; Fiction | Women; Fiction | Cultural Heritage; Fiction | Biographical & Autofiction; Fiction | World Literature | France - 21st Century