At $236.4 Million, Portrait by Klimt is Second Most Expensive Painting Sold at Auction

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At $236.4 Million, Portrait By Klimt Is Second Most Expensive Painting Sold At Auction

By The New York Times

It was a defining moment for the depressed art market when a lush portrait of a woman by Gustav Klimt became the second-most expensive painting ever sold at auction and a record for the Austrian painter on Tuesday evening, rocketing past its $150 mil ...Read more