Gustav Klimt artwork stolen by Nazis, nearly wrecked in WWII sells for shocking $236M. Why 2026 sets up great for art investors (and how to cash in)

The “Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer” sold in a Sotheby’s auction for $236.4 million (1), beaten only by Leonardo da Vinci's ...
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Gustav Klimt portrait breaks modern art record with $236M sale

A Gustav Klimt portrait painting that helped save the life of its Jewish subject during the Holocaust sold Tuesday for $236.4 million, a record for a modern art piece. Klimt’s “Portrait of Elisabeth ...
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Frida Kahlo, Gustav Klimt and a Tony Hawk Skateboard Set New Auction Benchmarks This Year

Following a challenging 2024, leading art advisers and industry experts are cautiously optimistic thanks to record-setting ...
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Gustav Klimt portrait breaks modern art record, sells for $236M at Sotheby’s auction

NEW YORK — A portrait by Austrian artist Gustav Klimt sold for $236.4 million in New York City on Tuesday, making it the second most expensive piece ever sold at auction and the priciest in the modern ...
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Why is Gustav Klimt's The Kiss so important?

The city was the crossroads for individuals who would instigate various convulsions to come: Sigmund Freud, father of psychoanalysis, whose concept of the unconscious utterly altered our understanding ...