$236M USD Gustav Klimt Painting Becomes the Second Most Expensive Artwork Ever Sold

SummaryGustav Klimts Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer (1914-16) sold for $236.4 million USD at Sothebys inaugural Breuer Buildin sale, making history as the second most expensive artwork and the most expensive modern artwork ever sold at auction.Bringing a total of $706 million USD, the two-part auction saw the highest single-evening sale in the houses history.Sothebys christened its new New York Breuer Building headquarters last night with a record-breaking debut, delivering the highest single-eve...