Klimt Painting Brings $135 Million
Ronald Lauder, a makeup magnate has paid $135 million for a painting by
Gustav Klimt. The sale of the 1907 portrait Adele Bloch-Bauer 1 has set a world
record for the highest known price paid for a painting at auction.
Gustav Klimt. The sale of the 1907 portrait Adele Bloch-Bauer 1 has set a world
record for the highest known price paid for a painting at auction.
The previous record price for a painting was $104.1 million for Picasso’s
1905 “Boy with a pipe” at a Sotheby’s auction in 2004.
1905 “Boy with a pipe” at a Sotheby’s auction in 2004.
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Klimt Painting Brings $135 Million
Ronald Lauder, a makeup magnate has paid $135 million for a painting by
Gustav Klimt. The sale of the 1907 portrait Adele Bloch-Bauer 1 has set a world
record for the highest known price paid for a painting at auction.
Gustav Klimt. The sale of the 1907 portrait Adele Bloch-Bauer 1 has set a world
record for the highest known price paid for a painting at auction.
The previous record price for a painting was $104.1 million for Picasso’s
1905 “Boy with a pipe” at a Sotheby’s auction in 2004.
1905 “Boy with a pipe” at a Sotheby’s auction in 2004.







