Klimt

[klimt]

noun

1. Gustav 1862–1918, Austrian painter.

Klimt

/ klɪmt /

noun

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

Example Sentences

A Gustav Klimt painting fetched $236.4 million at a Sotheby’s auction in New York last week, the second priciest work of art ever sold at auction.

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

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The painting shows Lederer, an heiress and the daughter of one of Klimt's patrons, wearing a white robe and stood in front of a blue tapestry covered in Asian motifs.

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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.

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The price surpassed Klimt’s $108.8 million previous auction record set by the 2023 sale of the Austrian symbolist’s “Lady With a Fan,” a portrait of a mysterious seminude woman clutching a hand fan.

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