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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.

Benzinga

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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Frida Kahlo self-portrait sells for nearly €50 million, breaking auction record for female artists

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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Rare Frida Kahlo self-portrait breaks record for female artists after selling for £41.8m

‘El sueño (La cama)’ was unseen for three nearly decades

The Independent UK

Frida Kahlo self-portrait sells for $54.7m to set new auction record for a female artist

The 1940 painting of Kahlo asleep in bed has surpassed the record set by the $44.4m sale of Georgia O’Keeffe’s Jimson Weed/White Flower No. 1 in 2014

The Guardian - AU

The Frida Kahlo scandal: Fridamania could reach new heights today – but where are her ‘missing’ masterpieces?

An auction in New York today is almost certain to make the celebrated artist a record-breaker. But, overshadowing what could be a $60m sale are questions about works that have allegedly disappeared

The Guardian - UK

Frida Kahlo self-portrait poised to shatter auction records

A 1940 self-portrait by Frida Kahlo, titled “El sueño (La cama),” could make auction history Thursday at Sotheby’s in New York

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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.

The Independent UK

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.

International Business Times

Solid gold toilet sells for $12 million at auction

Maurizio Cattelan’s fully functional gold toilet titled “America” sold for $12.1 million at a Sotheby’s auction in New York.

Euronews

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

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The Independent 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

Axios

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.

The Guardian - AU

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

The Independent UK

Bidding begins at $10 million. How much will this solid gold toilet sell for?

Owned by an unnamed collector, it's one of two such toilets that Cattelan created in 2016.

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The Guardian - UK

Almshouse in Dorset discovers its 15th-century Flemish triptych is worth £3.5m

Artwork that hung for centuries at St John’s Almshouse in Sherborne will be sold to raise funds for social housing

The Independent UK

Sotheby's says a diamond brooch lost by Napoleon as his forces fled Waterloo sells for $4.4 million

A diamond brooch that French emperor Napoleon was said to have lost while fleeing from the Battle of Waterloo in the early 19th century sold for more than 3.5 million Swiss francs, or about $4.4 million, at a Geneva auction on Wednesday

The Independent UK

Mexican art historians weigh in on upcoming Kahlo's auction that could fetch up to $60 million

Frida Kahlo’s painting “El sueño (La cama)” is expected to fetch between $40 million and $60 million at auction, potentially making it the most expensive work by a female or Latin American artist

The Independent UK

Will this Frida Kahlo work fetch a record-breaking $60m at auction? Experts weigh in

Kahlo’s El sueño (La cama) is being auctioned off by Sotheby’s

Marie Claire

Kindred Lubeck, Taylor Swift's Engagement Ring Designer, Is Holding a Rare Auction for Her One-of-a-Kind Pieces With Sotheby's

An Old Mine-cut diamond is, of course, the star of the show.

Marie Claire

Jennifer Lawrence Makes a Surprise Appearance at the 2025 CFDAs Wearing a Five-Figure Brooch Trend

Her exact pin will go up for auction next month.

The Independent UK

Solid gold toilet worth $10 million set to go under the hammer

The golden toilet weighs 101.2 kilograms

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