Art

Gustav Klimt Painting Sells for $236.4 Million, Becoming the Most Expensive Modern Artwork Ever Auctioned

Gustav Klimt Painting: Gustav Klimt’s 1914–1916 masterwork, Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer, has sold for an extraordinary $236.4 million at Sotheby’s New York, setting a new record for the most expensive modern artwork ever auctioned and becoming the second most expensive painting ever sold publicly. The six-foot portrait, marked by wartime ...