Painting Sells For $236.4m

Gustav Klimt's Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer

A painting by Gustav Klimt has sold for $236.4m (￥366億). Six bidders fought to win the auction which went on for 20 minutes. It is now the second most expensive painting ever. The most expensive was Salvator Mundi by Leonardo da Vinci. It sold for $450.3m in 2017!

What would you do with $236.4m? Would you buy just one painting??

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painting: 絵画

has sold: 売れました

bidder(s): 入札者

went on for ～: ～にかかった、～間続きました