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Ex-Tottenham owner sells art collection in blockbuster auction

LONDON — Works by artists including Picasso, Magritte and Klimt, amassed by the ex-owner of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, head to auction this month with a total sales estimate of £200 million (8.7 million baht).

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Klimt’s hidden masterpieces on show for first time in Austria

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Klimt’s hidden masterpieces revealed in unique behind-the-scenes Vienna tour

Gustav Klimt's early works in Vienna are now accessible to the public for the first time

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The Met Gala Looks We Loved—and the Artwork That Inspired Them

From Vincent van Gogh to Laura Wheeler Waring, last night's Met Gala red carpet took its Fashion Is Art theme very literally indeed

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Fashion is Art: 10 stars who met the brief at the Met Gala

The 2026 Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute Gala has delivered, as per usual, the who’s who of Hollywood, decked out to the nines.

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14 Iconic Art References We Spotted On The 2026 Met Gala Red Carpet

Art and fashion nerds, rejoice!

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17 Works Of Art Brought To Life By Met Gala 2026 Guests In Jaw‑Dropping Ways

Here are 13 artworks brought to life at 2026 Met Gala by celebrities.

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Collection including masterpieces by Klimt and Schiele to fetch ‘up to £150m’ at auction

Collection comes from Joe Lewis and his daughter Vivienne, whose family owns Tottenham Hotspur

The Independent UK

Masterpieces by Klimt, Matisse and Freud set for London’s most valuable auction

Sotheby’s said collection of billionaire Spurs’ owner Joe Lewis and daughter Vivienne expected to fetch more than £150m in June sale

The Guardian - UK

Step inside Vienna’s most opulent new hotel

An unloved municipal building has been transformed to match the grandeur of the surrounding city at Mandarin Oriental Vienna

Evening Standard

Barbra Streisand Says You Should 'Never Sell Art You Love' – These Are The Stunning Works She Has Used to Decorate Her Home Over The Years

From Van Gogh to Klimt, Barbra Streisand has bought and sold an impressive art collection throughout her career – here is the story of some of her pieces

Homes & Gardens

'We've Seen A Very Strong Demand In The Art Market,' Art Auction Sales Projected To Jump 50% This Year

Early reports from this week's New York fall art auctions show that experts’ sales totals predictions will be far surpassed.

Benzinga

How a desperate lie saved a Gustav Klimt portrait from the Nazis – and helped shape its record sale price

Gustav Klimt’s Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer has sold to an anonymous phone bidder for US$236.4 million (£180.88 million) at Sotheby’s New York. Only Leonardo Da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi has achieved a higher hammer price. For modern art, Klimt is the uncontested champion.

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Klimt’s Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer: Why a $236 Million Sale Redefines Modern Art’s Value

On November 18, 2025, Gustav Klimt’s Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer sold for $236.4 million after a 20‑minute bidding war at Sotheby’s in New York. The...

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Frida Kahlo self-portrait sells for nearly €50 million, breaking auction record for female artists

In its catalogue note, Sotheby’s said the painting “offers a spectral meditation on the porous boundary between sleep and death.”

The Independent UK

Watch the moment a Gustav Klimt painting sells for record amount at auction

A Gustav Klimt painting has become the most expensive piece of modern art ever after it was sold at auction.

International Business Times

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

Gustav Klimt's Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer sold for a record-breaking $236.4 million at Sotheby's, becoming the most expensive modern artwork ever auctioned as part of the landmark sale of Leonard Lauder's private collection.

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First Thing: Senate agrees to pass Epstein files bill after near-unanimous House vote

The bill’s support in the House and Senate is a rare moment of bipartisan agreement. Plus, Trump shrugs off Khashoggi murder during Saudi prince’s visit

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Klimt Portrait Sells for $236.4 million (£179.91 million), Becomes Most Expensive Modern Artwork Ever

Gustav Klimt's Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer sold for a record-breaking $236.4 million (£179.91 million) at Sotheby's, becoming the most expensive modern artwork ever auctioned as part of the landmark sale of Leonard Lauder's private collection.

Euronews

Gustav Klimt portrait breaks modern art record at auction

Klimt's “Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer” helped save the life of its Jewish subject during the Holocaust. It broke a record at auction previously set by an Andy Warhol potrait of Marilyn Monroe.

The Independent UK

Portrait thought to be destroyed by Nazis during WWII makes history at Sotheby’s

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International Business Times UK

Who Is Gustav Klimt? Artist Behind the $236.4M Portrait Now Second Most Expensive Ever

Gustav Klimt's Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer sells for $236.4m, ranking second in auction history. Explore the artist's legacy and the portrait's significance.

The Independent UK

Gustav Klimt painting that spared subject from Nazis breaks modern art price record

The only higher public sale remains ‘Salvator Mundi’ by Leonardo da Vinci, which sold in 2017 for $450m at Christie's

Axios

Klimt portrait becomes "most valuable" modern artwork, selling for $236.4M

It's the second-most expensive work of art ever to be sold at auction, Sotheby's said.

The Guardian - AU

Gustav Klimt portrait sells for $236.4m, making it the second most expensive artwork ever sold at auction

Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer, which was looted by the Nazis and nearly destroyed in a fire during the second world war, sells at Sotheby’s auction

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