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Klimt painting breaks records at auction

Klimt painting breaks records at auction

Update: 2025-11-20
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A whopping $236.4 million. That's how much a painting by Gustav Klimt brought in at Sotheby's yesterday. It broke a record for money paid for a work of modern art at auction. And tonight, a Frida Kahlo painting is expected to break records of its own. Hosts Carolyn Beeler and Marco Werman have the details.

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Klimt painting breaks records at auction

Klimt painting breaks records at auction

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