At Sotheby’s first sale in its new headquarters, it became the priciest work of modern art ever sold at auction.

The “Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer” sold in a Sotheby’s auction for $236.4 million (1), beaten only by Leonardo da Vinci's ...

A late-life masterpiece by Austrian artist Gustav Klimt sold Tuesday for $108.4 million, making it the most expensive artwork ever auctioned in Europe. “Dame mit Fächer” — Lady with a Fan — sold to a ...

A painting by Gustav Klimt just became the most expensive piece of modern art to be sold at auction. The Austrian painter’s work Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer sold at Sotheby’s in New York for $236 ...

The “Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer” sold in a Sotheby’s auction for $236.4 million (1), beaten only by Leonardo da Vinci's ...

A late-life masterpiece by Austrian artist Gustav Klimt sold Tuesday for 85.3 million pounds ($108.4 million), making it the most expensive artwork ever auctioned in Europe. “Dame mit Fächer” — Lady ...

A portrait by Austrian artist Gustav Klimt fetched $236.4 million in New York on Tuesday, becoming the second most expensive artwork ever sold at auction. The most expensive painting by a female ...

A Gustav Klimt masterpiece has become the most expensive piece of modern art to be sold at an auction after a whopping $236.4 million bid. The piece was owned by Leonard Lauder who died in June and ...

A painting by Austrian artist Gustav Klimt, believed to have been lost since 1925, has been found and will be auctioned in April, the im Kinsky auction house announced Thursday. The auctioneer ...

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 ...

Gustav Klimt's legacy just got a little greener. After all, the symbolist artist's painting Bildnis Elisabeth Lederer (or Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer in English) was sold for $236.4 million, with ...

A Gustav Klimt painting sold for a record-setting $236.4 million Tuesday night at Sotheby’s first auction in its new home in New York’s Breuer building. The painting of a well-dressed woman now ranks ...