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A different painting by Klimt - the Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer  - was sold by Sotheby's this Tuesday for $236 million, becoming the second most expensive painting ever bought at auction.
The painting helped save the life of its Jewish subject from Nazis during World War II.
Art experts and auction houses say the market is being boosted by a renewed sense of optimism among collectors and by several top collections coming to market.

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

A painting by Gustav Klimt has sold for a record-bre…

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