Klimt Painting Becomes Second Most Expensive Artwork Ever Sold

“Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer” sold at Sotheby’s for $236.4 million with fees.

Klimt Painting Becomes Second Most Expensive Artwork Ever Sold
Sotheby's auctioneer Oliver Barker leads bidding for Gustav Klimt's “Bildnis Elisabeth Lederer” (1914–16) (image courtesy Sotheby’s New York)