What is Maria Altmann?
'''Maria Altmann''' (February 18, 1916 – February 7, 2011) was a [[Jewish people|Jewish]] [[refugee]] from [[Nazism|Nazi]] [[Austria]] to the [[United States]]. She was an [[art]] collector. Altmann's family owned five [[painting]]s painted by [[Gustav Klimt]]. They were stolen by Nazis during [[World War II]]. She was successful in getting back those five paintings, which included two [[Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I|portraits]] of her aunt, [[Adele Bloch-Bauer]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Maria Altmann Obituary|publisher=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2011/feb/11/maria-altmann-obituary|accessdate=August 22, 2014}}</ref> Altmann was born in [[Vienna]], Austria. She died at age 94.<ref>{{cite web|title=Maria Altmann Dies at 94|publisher=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/09/arts/design/09altmann.html?_r=0|accessdate=August 22, 2014}}</ref> The movie ''[[Woman in Gold (movie)|Woman in Gold]]'' is based on Altmann's life. ==References== <references/> {{DEFAULTSORT:Altmann, Maria}} [[Category:1916 births]] [[Category:2011 deaths]] [[Category:American Jews]] [[Category:Austrian Jews]] [[Category:Naturalized citizens of the United States]] [[Category:People from Vienna]] {{bio-stub}}