A Gustav Klimt painting is now the most expensive piece of modern art sold at auction. The fascinating history behind the $236 million 'Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer.'

A painting by Gustav Klimt just became the most expensive piece of modern art to be sold at auction.

Gustav Klimt portrait that spared its subject from Nazis breaks modern art record with $236M sale

The pieces were up for auction Tuesday evening at Sotheby’s in New York. The painting “Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer” helped ...

Leonard Lauder's $400 million legacy comes up for auction

For one top Sotheby’s executive, this year's auction season feels like destiny.“This is the season I’ve waited for my whole ...
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Leonard Lauder’s Klimt Fetches $236.4 Million at Sotheby’s

The top lot of the week was a Klimt portrait from the collection of Leonard Lauder at Sotheby's. It set a new auction record ...

Gustav Klimt painting that spared subject from Nazis breaks modern art price record

The only higher public sale remains Salvator Mundi by Leonardo da Vinci, which sold in 2017 for $450.3m (£342.66m) at ...

Gustav Klimt painting sells for $236.4M, becomes second most expensive artwork ever auctioned in history

A Gustav Klimt painting was sold for $236.4 million on Tuesday, November 18, becoming the world’s most expensive modern artwork ever sold at auction as well as the second-priciest work of art ever ...