An art handler views Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer by Gustav Klimt during a press preview at Sotheby’s in New York City on Nov. 7. (Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images) A painting by Gustav Klimt just became ...

Gustav Klimt’s Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer has become one of the most talked about artworks of the year after selling for 236.4 million US dollars, making it the second most expensive painting ever ...

A Gustav Klimt portrait painting has sold for a record $236 million at a Sotheby’s auction. That sale set a record for a modern art piece, and is the second most expensive painting sold in history.

A portrait by Austrian artist Gustav Klimt fetched $236.4 million in New York on Tuesday, becoming the second most expensive artwork ever sold at auction. Six bidders battled for 20 minutes over the ...

Gustav Klimt’s "Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer" sold for $236.4 million at Sotheby's in New York Pablo Picasso’s 1955 "Les Femmes d'Alger (Version O)" holds the record after it sold at Christie’s New ...

With Sotheby's new record for the highest total at a London auction, it would seem that the sky is indeed the limit where the ...

A painting by Gustav Klimt just became the most expensive piece of modern art to be sold at auction. The Austrian painter’s work Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer sold at Sotheby’s in New York for $236 ...