@christies_inc: While known for his dazzling portraits, 'Gustav Klimt's most intimate works depict no humans at all,' says Giovanna Bertazzoni, Chairman of Christie’s Europe. In the summer of 1915, Klimt found himself once again on the shores of Lake Attersee. The world was at war, and the artist longed to return to the halycon days he'd spent on the lake with his companion and muse, Emilie Flöge, and her family. Through a telescope, he stared at his favourite inn, Litzlbergkeller, separated by water and years gone by. In the artist's rendition of the white lakeside retreat, there is no dock, no boat arriving at shore, and no other guest to interrupt the quiet. The field of vision is compressed, with foliage rendered in flickers of yellow, violet and blue, mirrored on the lake's still waters. The resulting work is a masterpiece — a meditation not just on the beauty of nature but on memory itself. It is a window into the artist's very soul. This November, after three decades in private hands, Klimt's 'Litzlbergkeller' leads our 20th Century Evening Sale in New York. 📅 20th Century Evening Sale | New York | 17 November

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