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Gustav Klimt portrait breaks modern art record

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Klimt's 'Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer' goes for $236.4 million, becoming priciest modern artwork ever auctioned

Klimt's 'Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer' goes for $236.4 million, becoming priciest modern artwork ever auctioned

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Gustav Klimt portrait breaks modern art record, sells for $236M at Sotheby’s auction

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Rare Klimt painting becomes the most expensive work of modern art ever sold at auction

Iconic Gustav Klimt portrait sparks bidding frenzy before selling for historic sum

A Gustav Klimt painting, 'The Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer', was sold for $236.4m (£180m) at Sotheby's on Tuesday, 18 November 2025.

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Watch: Moment a Gustav Klimt painting sells for record amount

Gustav Klimt Painting Sells for $236.4M as Most Expensive Modern Art

The painting was previously part of a collection by billionaire Leonard A. Lauder, who died in June 2025.

Six bidders sought the piece, which was painted between 1914 and 1916 and was part of a collection from late billionaire Leonard A. Lauder, heir to the Estée Lauder Companies.

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Gustav Klimt portrait painting sells for record $236 million at New York auction

Klimt artwork sells as second-most expensive ever

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Klimt portrait stolen by Nazis sells for $236M at Sotheby’s, becoming the second-most expensive artwork ever sold at auction.