Klimt Portrait Resurfaces in Vienna

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Klimt Painting of an African Prince Lost for Nearly 100 Years Goes on Show in Austria

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Gustav Klimt's portrait of a stately West African leader painted by the famed Austrian artist has reappeared in public after being lost before World War II .

The portrait of Prince William Nii Nortey Dowuona, a representative of the Ga people in West Africa , was painted in 1897 and sold by the artist’s estate in 1923 , and lost by 1938 .

An art historian who had been searching for the work for 2 decades verified its authenticity with the help of a well-faded stamp on the back of the canvas.

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