Klimt

American

[klimt] / klɪmt /

noun

Gustav 1862–1918, Austrian painter.

Klimt British

/ klɪmt /

noun

Gustav (ˈɡʊstaf). 1862–1918, Austrian painter. He founded the Vienna Sezession (1897), a group of painters influenced by Art Nouveau

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All the Lauder pieces sold, including the Klimt, an Edvard Munch painting and Henri Matisse bronzes, for $528 million combined.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 22, 2025

The second highest sale for a Klimt on record was Lady with a Fan, which sold for $108.8m in 2023 in London.

From BBC ● Nov. 19, 2025

A portrait by Austrian artist Gustav Klimt fetched $236.4 million in New York on Tuesday, becoming the second most expensive artwork ever sold at auction.

From Barron's ● Nov. 19, 2025

Kohlbacher said Klimt must have known and respected the prince.

From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2025

He begins walking around the house, looking it over in a new light: the Stonehenge walls, the Klimt tilework, the open rooms.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

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