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Gustav Klimt portrait painting sells for record $236 million at New York auction Headline from CBS News
A Gustav Klimt portrait painting has sold for a record $236 million at an auction where a solid gold toilet also sold for $12.1 million.
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Gustav Klimt portrait painting sells for record $236 million at New York auction ↗ (opens CBS News) Published Nov 18, 2025
CBS News's feed description A Gustav Klimt portrait painting has sold for a record $236 million at an auction where a solid gold toilet also sold for $12.1 million.
New York Post
Gustav Klimt painting sells for $236.4M in record-breaking auction for modern art ↗ (opens New York Post) Published Nov 18, 2025
New York Post's feed description A saved Gustav Klimt painting made history this past Thursday night at Sotheby’s when it became the most expensive piece of modern art to ever be sold at auction.
Kokomo Tribune
Gustav Klimt portrait that spared its subject from Nazis breaks modern art records with $236M sale ↗ (opens Kokomo Tribune) Published Nov 18, 2025
Kokomo Tribune's feed description A Gustav Klimt portrait painting has sold for a record $236 million at an auction where a solid gold toilet also sold for $12.1 million. The pieces were up for
NBC10 Philadelphia
Gustav Klimt painting smashes auction record with $236.4 million sale after bidding war ↗ (opens NBC10 Philadelphia) Published Nov 18, 2025
Same headline from 5 more outlets NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description Klimt's “Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer,” part of an Estée Lauder heir's private art collection, sold after a 20-minute bidding war at Sotheby's New York.
The Boston Globe
Gustav Klimt portrait that spared its subject from Nazis breaks modern art record with $236 million sale ↗ (opens The Boston Globe) Published Nov 18, 2025
The Boston Globe's feed description Klimt’s “Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer” sold after a 20-minute bidding war at Sotheby’s in New York.
WFMZ Allentown
Gustav Klimt portrait that spared its subject from Nazis breaks modern art record with $236M sale ↗ (opens WFMZ Allentown) Published Nov 18, 2025
WFMZ Allentown's feed description A Gustav Klimt portrait painting that helped save the life of its Jewish subject during the Holocaust sold Tuesday for $236.4 million, a record for a modern art piece.
The Guardian
Gustav Klimt portrait sells for $236.4m, making it the second most expensive artwork ever sold at auction ↗ (opens The Guardian) Published Nov 18, 2025
The Guardian's feed description 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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