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Klimt portrait sets new record at auction

Klimt portrait sets new record at auction

Update: 2025-11-19
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A portrait by illustrious Austrian artist, Gustav Klimt, has set a new record for a modern art piece, selling at a Sotheby's auction for a staggering $US236.4 million. 

Six bidders battled it out for Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer for twenty minutes. 

The winning bidder remains anonymous. 

  • Guest: Jane Kallir, Director and President of the Kallir Research Institute 
  • Producers: Eleni Psaltis and Lexie Jeuniewic 
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Klimt portrait sets new record at auction

Klimt portrait sets new record at auction

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