A question of Klimts. (Vienna).(Maria Bloch-Bauer Altmann files suit)(Brief Article)

Austrians rank the work of Gustav Klimt (1862-1918) among their national treasures. One of the founders of Austria's Art Nouveau movement, Klimt is best known for his sensual depictions of women in canvases such as The Kiss, which were considered scandalous when he painted them but are now revered are part of the nation's cultural heritage. However, a piece of this heritage could soon find its way out of the country as six Klimt paintings are the subject of a court baffle proceeding in California. Maria Bloch-Bauer Altmann, now eighty-five, who as a Jew was driven out of Austria d