The piece sold Tuesday was the last portrait Klimt completed before his death in 1918. The painting shows an unidentified woman against a resplendent, China-influenced backdrop of dragons and lotus…
The price estimate makes Gustav Klimt's final completed work "the most valuable ever to have been offered at auction in Europe," according to Sotheby's.
The last portrait the Austrian artist Gustav Klimt completed before his death in 1918 has now become the most expensive artwork ever auctioned in Europe.
After a bidding battle, Austrian painter Gustav Klimt's "Lady with a Fan" was sold at a price that beat the previous European auction record of $104.3 million in 2010.
Gustav Klimt’s romantic portrait “Dame mit Fächer” (Lady with a Fan) established a new record for the artist and became the most expensive artwork to ever sell in a European auction.
Klimt's 'Lady With A Fan' smashed through its $80-million estimate to break a European auction record on Tuesday night in London. Here's how, and what it means.
Sale of 'Lady with a Fan' by Austrian artist Gustav Klimt sets record price for any work of art sold at an auction in Europe, London-based auction house Sotheby's said
'Dame mit Facher,' which was still on its easel when the celebrated Austrian painter was found dead in 1918, bought by Hong Kong collector in latest eye-popping art deal
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Klimt painting sets European record with $108 million price tag at Sotheby's auction in London | Since Then
