Elegant digital illustration of Klimt’s Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer framed in gold, surrounded by bidding paddles, price tags, and swirling art-market energy.

$236.4M for a Portrait? Gustav Klimt Says ‘Hold My Gold Leaf’

Gustav Klimt’s Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer sold for a jaw-dropping $236.4M — the highest modern-art price ever and the second priciest artwork ever at auction. Bidding battles, art-world drama, gold leaf magic, and a portrait with more history than a Bloomberg terminal… all inside.

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