NEW YORK / LONDON (IT BOLTWISE) – A painting by Gustav Klimt has fetched a record price at an auction in New York, making it the second most expensive work of art ever sold at auction. In addition to the Klimt painting, a golden toilet by the artist Maurizio Cattelan was also auctioned, which also caused a stir.
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In a spectacular auction in New York, a painting by the famous Austrian painter Gustav Klimt was sold for the impressive sum of 236.4 million US dollars. This work, entitled “Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer”, has established itself as the second most expensive work of art in the history of auctions. It even surpasses a portrait of Marilyn Monroe created by Andy Warhol that sold for $195 million in 2022.
The Klimt painting, created between 1914 and 1916, shows the daughter of an industrial couple who regularly supported the artist. Gustav Klimt, a leading representative of Viennese Art Nouveau, not only set a new personal record with this work, but also created the most expensive work in the history of the Sotheby’s auction house. The bidding war for the painting lasted a full 20 minutes, with the buyer initially remaining anonymous.
Parallel to the auction of the Klimt painting, another work of art caused a stir: a fully functional toilet made of 18-carat gold, created by the Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, was sold for 12.1 million dollars. This whimsical sculpture, called “America,” was made in two versions in 2016. One of them was on display at the Guggenheim Museum in New York before it was stolen from Winston Churchill’s birthplace in 2019.
The auction took place in Sotheby’s new premises, the former Whitney Museum, designed by star architect Marcel Breuer. These fall auctions continue to attract large numbers of interested parties as they showcase a variety of important works of art. The auction of the Klimt painting and the golden toilet highlights the enduring fascination and high value that works of art can achieve on the international market.
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