March 11, 2025
European Art

Lady with a Fan becomes most expensive painting ever sold in Europe

Gustav Klimt’s Dame mit Fächer (Lady with a Fan), 1917–18, became the most expensive painting ever to sell at auction in Europe during the Sotheby’s London Modern and Contemporary Evening Auction, after it hammered at an astounding £74 million ($94.3 million). With fees, the total price achieved exceeded £85.3 million ($108 million). Alberto Giacometti’s Walking Man I

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Gustav Klimt painting sets European record with $108 million

A late-life masterpiece by Austrian artist Gustav Klimt sold Tuesday for 85.3 million pounds ($108.4 million), making it the most expensive artwork ever auctioned in Europe. “Dame mit Fächer” — Lady with a Fan — sold to a buyer in the room at Sotheby’s in London after a 10-minute bidding war for a hammer price

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Gustav Klimt painting Lady with a Fan fetches $108M, a European record

Business By Associated Press Published June 27, 2023, 7:26 p.m. ET A late-life masterpiece by Austrian artist Gustav Klimt sold Tuesday for $108.4 million, making it the most expensive artwork ever auctioned in Europe. “Dame mit Fächer” — Lady with a Fan — sold to a buyer in the room at Sotheby’s in London after

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Klimt’s ‘Lady With a Fan’ Sets a New Auction Record in Europe, Making $108.4 Million at Sotheby’s Mini-Marathon of London Sales

Setting a new record for the most expensive work of art ever auctioned in Europe—Gustav Klimt’s final portrait Dame mit Fächer (Lady With a Fan), for a premium-inclusive £85.3 million  ($108.4 million)—Sotheby’s hit its high target in a mini-marathon of sales held in London this afternoon and early evening. The artwork, which the auction house

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Klimt portrait ‘Lady with a Fan’ sets European auction record at $108-million

Open this photo in gallery: Gustav Klimt’s ‘Dame mit Fächer’ (Lady with a Fan) is displayed at Sotheby’s auction rooms in London on June 20.Kirsty Wigglesworth/The Associated Press A late-life masterpiece by Austrian artist Gustav Klimt sold Tuesday for 85.3 million pounds ($108.4 million), making it the most expensive artwork ever auctioned in Europe. “Dame

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Klimt painting sets European record with $108 million price tag at Sotheby’s auction in London – The Denver Post

ADDS FINAL FIGURE INFORMATION FILE – Gustav Klimt’s ‘Dame mit Faecher’ (Lady with a Fan) is displayed at Sotheby’s auction rooms in London, Tuesday, June 20, 2023. A late-life masterpiece by Austrian artist Gustav Klimt has sold for 85.3 million pounds ($108.4 million), in London, making it the most expensive artwork ever auctioned in Europe.

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Klimt painting sets European record with $108 million price tag – NBC Los Angeles

A late-life masterpiece by Austrian artist Gustav Klimt sold Tuesday for 85.3 million pounds ($108.4 million), making it the most expensive artwork ever auctioned in Europe. “Dame mit Fächer” — Lady with a Fan — sold to a buyer in the room at Sotheby’s in London after a 10-minute bidding war for a hammer price

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Klimt’s ‘last masterpiece’ most valuable artwork ever sold in European auction

The last painting by renowned Austrian symbolist Gustav Klimt broke records Tuesday when it sold at an auction in London for $108.4 million — making it the most valuable artwork ever sold at an auction in Europe. Photo courtesy of Sotheby’s The last painting by renowned Austrian symbolist Gustav Klimt broke records Tuesday when it

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Klimt painting sets European record with $108 million price tag at Sotheby’s auction in London

LONDON (AP) — A late-life masterpiece by Austrian artist Gustav Klimt sold Tuesday for 85.3 million pounds ($108.4 million), making it the most expensive artwork ever auctioned in Europe. “Dame mit Fächer” — Lady with a Fan — sold to a buyer in the room at Sotheby’s in London after a 10-minute bidding war for

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Pompeii archaeologists discover ‘pizza’ painting

27 June 2023 Image source, Italian Culture Ministry Image caption, The newly-uncovered fresco was found on a half-crumbled wall in what was the hallway of a house in Pompeii Archaeologists in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii have uncovered a painting which depicts what might be the precursor to the Italian pizza. The flatbread depicted

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