Famous painter, Gustav Klimt’s portrait of Elisabeth Lederer broke all the records of modern art recently. The portrait by the ace painter was sold for a whopping USD 236.4 million at Sotheby’s auction. The portrait is the second-most-expensive artwork sold at auction and the most-expensive work of modern art.
The six-foot-tall portrait, created by Gustav Klimt between 1914 and 1916, depicts Elisabeth, the daughter of one of Klimt’s patrons, wearing a Chinese robe. The portrait attracted six bidders, who bid for 20 minutes. The auction house has not revealed the buyer’s identity.
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