Klimt portrait becomes second most expensive artwork sold at auction
A portrait by Austrian artist Gustav Klimt fetched $236.4 million in New York on Tuesday (November 18, 2025), becoming the second most expensive artwork ever sold at auction. Six bidders battled for 20 minutes over the “Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer”, which Klimt painted between 1914 and 1916. The piece depicts the daughter of Klimt’s main…
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