I recognized the artwork immediately. The L.A. County Museum of Art held a Klimpt exhibit back in 2006. The museum hoped to make Klimpt a permanent exhibit but it was impossible, considering how much the works got at auction. I especially like the main portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer. See: "
Lauder Pays $135 Million, a Record, for a Klimt Portrait."
The doodle's discussed at the Guardian UK: "
Gustav Klimt honoured with Google Doodle."
See also Deutsche Welle, "
Klimt was sexy, but authentic."
IMAGE CREDIT:
Wikimedia Commons.
BONUS: There's even a book on this story,
The Lady in Gold: The Extraordinary Tale of Gustav Klimt's Masterpiece, Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer.
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