Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer, Gustav Klimt
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Gustav Klimt Painting Sells for $236.4 Million, Becoming Most Valuable Modern Painting
Gustav Klimt's Bildnis Elisabeth Lederer painting sold for more than $236 million, becoming the second-most-expensive work of art to be auctioned, behind Leonardo da Vinci's Salvator Mundi.
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A few further pieces will be sold at a daytime auction later on.When Leonard A. Lauder, the visionary beauty-industry executive, philanthropist, and art collector passed away in June, questions arose about the fate of his extraordinary art collection.