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Klimt Portrait Sells for $236.4 million (£179.91 million), Becomes Most Expensive Modern Artwork Ever

Gustav Klimt's Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer sold for a record-breaking $236.4 million (£179.91 million) at Sotheby's, becoming the most expensive modern artwork ever auctioned as part of the landmark sale of Leonard Lauder's private collection.

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Gustav Klimt portrait breaks modern art record at auction

Klimt's “Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer” helped save the life of its Jewish subject during the Holocaust. It broke a record at auction previously set by an Andy Warhol potrait of Marilyn Monroe.

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Portrait thought to be destroyed by Nazis during WWII makes history at Sotheby’s

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Who Is Gustav Klimt? Artist Behind the $236.4M Portrait Now Second Most Expensive Ever

Gustav Klimt's Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer sells for $236.4m, ranking second in auction history. Explore the artist's legacy and the portrait's significance.

International Business Times UK

Gustav Klimt painting that spared subject from Nazis breaks modern art price record

The only higher public sale remains ‘Salvator Mundi’ by Leonardo da Vinci, which sold in 2017 for $450m at Christie's

The Independent UK

Klimt portrait becomes "most valuable" modern artwork, selling for $236.4M

It's the second-most expensive work of art ever to be sold at auction, Sotheby's said.

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Gustav Klimt portrait sells for $236.4m, making it the second most expensive artwork ever sold at auction

Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer, which was looted by the Nazis and nearly destroyed in a fire during the second world war, sells at Sotheby’s auction

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Bidding begins at $10 million. How much will this solid gold toilet sell for?

Owned by an unnamed collector, it's one of two such toilets that Cattelan created in 2016.

The Independent UK

Almshouse in Dorset discovers its 15th-century Flemish triptych is worth £3.5m

Artwork that hung for centuries at St John’s Almshouse in Sherborne will be sold to raise funds for social housing

The Guardian - UK

Sotheby's says a diamond brooch lost by Napoleon as his forces fled Waterloo sells for $4.4 million

A diamond brooch that French emperor Napoleon was said to have lost while fleeing from the Battle of Waterloo in the early 19th century sold for more than 3.5 million Swiss francs, or about $4.4 million, at a Geneva auction on Wednesday

The Independent UK

Mexican art historians weigh in on upcoming Kahlo's auction that could fetch up to $60 million

Frida Kahlo’s painting “El sueño (La cama)” is expected to fetch between $40 million and $60 million at auction, potentially making it the most expensive work by a female or Latin American artist

The Independent UK

Will this Frida Kahlo work fetch a record-breaking $60m at auction? Experts weigh in

Kahlo’s El sueño (La cama) is being auctioned off by Sotheby’s

The Independent UK

Kindred Lubeck, Taylor Swift's Engagement Ring Designer, Is Holding a Rare Auction for Her One-of-a-Kind Pieces With Sotheby's

An Old Mine-cut diamond is, of course, the star of the show.

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Jennifer Lawrence Makes a Surprise Appearance at the 2025 CFDAs Wearing a Five-Figure Brooch Trend

Her exact pin will go up for auction next month.

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Solid gold toilet worth $10 million set to go under the hammer

The golden toilet weighs 101.2 kilograms

Evening Standard

Meet the ultra-rich Indians shaking up London's art scene

It’s boom time for Indian art: the market is at an all-time high, while London has had a slew of exhibitions focused on South Asian artists, supported by a new class of megadonors

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You Won't Believe How Much Someone Paid For This Still-Crated Vintage Yamaha Motorcycle

Finding a still-crated example of a 1988 Yamaha XT500 is rare enough that Sotheby's thought it would fetch between €15,000 and €25,000, but they were super wrong.

Guitar World

“It’s very simply the best guitar you can buy today”: Eddie Van Halen’s Kramer Ad guitar sells for $2,734,000 at auction

The eye-watering price tag makes it the sixth most expensive guitar ever sold publicly

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Artist sues for co-author credit on Chris Levine’s queen portraits

Exclusive: Rob Munday claims he is co-creator of 2004 images but Levine has called him only a collaborator

The Independent UK

Jane Birkin’s Hermes bag expected to fetch £300,000 at auction

The actress’s original Hermes Birkin sold for £7.4 million in the summer

Evening Standard

Hermes Birkin bag owned by Jane Birkin could fetch more than £300,000 at auction

It comes after Jane Birkin’s original Hermes Birkin sold for £7.4 million in the summer.

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Jeff Bezos’ Billion-Dollar Life: A Look at His Most Expensive Investments in Art

Billionaire Jeff Bezos has used his wealth to adorn his walls with museum-quality art. Here are three seriously expensive pieces he is rumored to own.

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5 Most Expensive Items Ever Sold at Auction In the Last Decade

From rare art to luxury cars, discover the 5 most expensive items sold at auction in the last decade—and what made them worth millions.

The Guardian - UK

David Hockney iPad drawings of Yorkshire Wolds to be sold at auction

Seventeen prints from The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate are largest group of Hockney’s iPad works to come to market

The Independent UK

AI analysis reveals £71,000 painting thought to be a copy is a genuine Caravaggio

The Badminton House version of ‘The Lute Player’ is currently in the UK

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