Klimt Portrait Sells for $236.4 million, Becomes Most Expensive Modern Artwork Ever

Fuente: International Business Times

Sotheby's auction house in New York Photo: AFP / Yuki IWAMURA Gustav Klimt has shattered art-market history once again. The Austrian modernist's Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer sold for an extraordinary $236. 4 million at Sotheby's on Tuesday night, setting a new record as the most expensive modern artwork ever sold at auction.