GUSTAV KLIMT PORTRAIT SELLS FOR $236.4M, MAKING IT THE SECOND MOST EXPENSIVE ARTWORK EVER SOLD AT AUCTION
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✍️ A painting by Gustav Klimt has sold for a record-breaking $236.4m, making it the second most expensive artwork ever sold at auction and the most expensive work of modern art sold at auction.
👉 The painting was sold for a record-breaking $236.4m, making it the second most expensive artwork ever sold at auction and the most expensive work of modern art sold at auction. 👉 The painting was looted by the Nazis and nearly destroyed in a fire during World War II. 👉 It was returned to Lederer's brother Erich in 1948 and remained in his possession until he sold it in 1983. 👉 It was acquired by Estée Lauder heir Leonard A Lauder in 1985 and displayed in his Fifth Avenue home in New York. 👉 The painting was sold at auction for a record-breaking $236.4m, surpassing the previous record set by Lady with a Fan in 2023.
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