Lost Gustav Klimt painting sells for €30m at auction in Vienna
by The Guardian
The Guardian— Unfinished Portrait of Fräulein Lieser resurfaced in private collection but questions remain about its journey and its subjectA painting by the Austrian artist Gustav Klimt that was considered lost for 100 years has sold for €30m (£26m) at an auction in Vienna.Entitled Portrait of Fräulein Lieser, the unfinished picture was painted in the spring of 1917, when Klimt was one of the most celebrated portraitists in Europe, and a year before his death. Continue reading
dailym.ai—Long-lost Gustav Klimt painting which resurfaced after 100 years sells at auction for £26 million. 'Portrait of Fräulein Lieser', 1917, sold at an auction in Vienna yesterday. It was one of Gustav Klimt's last painting, as he died of a stroke in early 1918. The buyer, who bought the painting for £26m, chose to remain anonymous
BBC News—'Lost' Gustav Klimt painting to be auctioned. Mystery surrounds the unfinished Portrait of Fraulein Lieser, which could fetch more than €50m.
Honolulu Star-Advertiser—A portrait by Gustav Klimt is sold for $32M at a Vienna auction. VIENNA >> A portrait of a young woman by Gustav Klimt that was long believed to be lost was sold at an auction in Vienna on Wednesday for 30 million euros ($32 million).