Gustav Klimt portrait breaks modern art record with $236m sale
The painting helped save the life of its Jewish subject from Nazis during World War II.
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Gustav Klimt painting becomes second most expensive artwork sold at auction ⊖
The portrait of Austrian heiress Elisabeth Lederer was looted by the Nazis and almost destroyed.
Gustav Klimt painting sells for $236.4 million as the most expensive piece of modern art ever sold at auction
The piece was owned by beauty tycoon Leonard Lauder who died in June and was son and heir to Estee Lauder.
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Gustav Klimt portrait sells for $236.4m, making it the second most expensive artwork ever sold at auction ⊖
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