19/11/2025
: A storied Gustav Klimt painting sold for $236.4 million at Sotheby’s in New York on Tuesday night, setting a new auction record for the turn-of-the-20th-century Viennese artist. It is the most expensive work ever sold at Sotheby’s and the most expensive Modern artwork ever sold at block.
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Article by Katya Kazakina
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Pictured: Gustav Klimt, Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer (1914–16), detail. Photo: courtesy of Sotheby's New York.