Gustav Klimt portrait makes record for any work sold in Europe

The last portrait painted by Gustav Klimt (1862-1918) sold at Sotheby’s in London last night for £74m, a record for any artwork ever sold at an auction in Europe.

Dame mit Fächer (Lady with a Fan) was estimated ‘in the region of £65m’. With Sotheby’s having arran…

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