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'We've Seen A Very Strong Demand In The Art Market,' Art Auction Sales Projected To Jump 50% This Year

Early reports from this week's New York fall art auctions show that experts’ sales totals predictions will be far surpassed.

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How a desperate lie saved a Gustav Klimt portrait from the Nazis – and helped shape its record sale price

Gustav Klimt’s Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer has sold to an anonymous phone bidder for US$236.4 million (£180.88 million) at Sotheby’s New York. Only Leonardo Da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi has achieved a higher hammer price. For modern art, Klimt is the uncontested champion.

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Klimt’s Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer: Why a $236 Million Sale Redefines Modern Art’s Value

On November 18, 2025, Gustav Klimt’s Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer sold for $236.4 million after a 20‑minute bidding war at Sotheby’s in New York. The...

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In its catalogue note, Sotheby’s said the painting “offers a spectral meditation on the porous boundary between sleep and death.”

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Watch the moment a Gustav Klimt painting sells for record amount at auction

A Gustav Klimt painting has become the most expensive piece of modern art ever after it was sold at auction.

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Klimt Portrait Sells for $236.4 million, Becomes Most Expensive Modern Artwork Ever

Gustav Klimt's Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer sold for a record-breaking $236.4 million at Sotheby's, becoming the most expensive modern artwork ever auctioned as part of the landmark sale of Leonard Lauder's private collection.

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Klimt Portrait Sells for $236.4 million (£179.91 million), Becomes Most Expensive Modern Artwork Ever

Gustav Klimt's Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer sold for a record-breaking $236.4 million (£179.91 million) at Sotheby's, becoming the most expensive modern artwork ever auctioned as part of the landmark sale of Leonard Lauder's private collection.

International Business Times UK

Gustav Klimt portrait breaks modern art record at auction

Klimt's “Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer” helped save the life of its Jewish subject during the Holocaust. It broke a record at auction previously set by an Andy Warhol potrait of Marilyn Monroe.

Euronews

Portrait thought to be destroyed by Nazis during WWII makes history at Sotheby’s

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The Independent UK

Who Is Gustav Klimt? Artist Behind the $236.4M Portrait Now Second Most Expensive Ever

Gustav Klimt's Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer sells for $236.4m, ranking second in auction history. Explore the artist's legacy and the portrait's significance.

International Business Times UK

Gustav Klimt painting that spared subject from Nazis breaks modern art price record

The only higher public sale remains ‘Salvator Mundi’ by Leonardo da Vinci, which sold in 2017 for $450m at Christie's

The Independent UK

Klimt portrait becomes "most valuable" modern artwork, selling for $236.4M

It's the second-most expensive work of art ever to be sold at auction, Sotheby's said.

Axios

Gustav Klimt portrait sells for $236.4m, making it the second most expensive artwork ever sold at auction

Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer, which was looted by the Nazis and nearly destroyed in a fire during the second world war, sells at Sotheby’s auction

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40 World-Famous Paintings That Altered The Course Of Art — And Their Massive Worth

Explore how 40 of the world’s most famous paintings have broken records, inspired generations, and redefined what “valuable art” really is.

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40 Famous Paintings That Changed Art Forever And Cost A Fortune Doing It

Explore how 40 of the world’s most famous paintings have broken records, inspired generations, and redefined what “valuable art” really is.

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38 Famous And Culturally Significant Paintings That Are Kept In The Most Surprising Places

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Sex, grief and a crushed musical identity: Alma Mahler steps on to the operatic stage

Israeli composer Ella Milch-Sheriff’s work about a dizzyingly passionate woman to premiere in Vienna

Digital Camera World

Lomo’Instant Automat Klimt Gold Leaf review: Give it some Gustav

Does a brown automatic camera with a colorful wrap make it more fun? Lets find out

Newcastle Herald

Sculptures at Scratchley acquisition finds deep and unexpected connection

Sylvia Azzi couldn't have known the connection she would have with her newly acquired artwork.

Digital Camera World

Lomography's latest cameras celebrate iconic artist Gustav Klimt

Lomography releases the Klimt Collection for its popular instant camera range

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Gustav Klimt's 'Portrait Of Miss Lieser' Fetches Record Price

Discover the auction of Gustav Klimt's 'Portrait of Miss Lieser' in Vienna, a masterpiece with a fascinating history and high market value.

The Guardian - UK

Lost Gustav Klimt painting sells for €30m at auction in Vienna

Unfinished Portrait of Fräulein Lieser resurfaced in private collection but questions remain about its journey and its subject

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