Klimt's

It was then the world auction record for the artist but an utterly derisory sum next to the $87.9 million realized at Christie's New York in 2006 for Klimt's portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer.

Out of Austria, Into Australia Maxwell Carter 2011

Another Sotheby's big bet: Klimt's "Litzlberg on the Attersee," with a low estimate of $25 million.

At Auction: $25 Million to Dance With Degas Ellen Gamerman 2011

In Anne-Marie O'Connor's new book, "The Lady in Gold: The Extraordinary Tale of Gustav Klimt's Masterpiece, Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer," the journalist traces the painting's long journey from turn-of-the-century Vienna to present-day New York, exploring and contrasting the extraordinary lives of Klimt, Bloch-Bauers and Altmann who died last February at age 94 along the way.

One Painting's Journey Home Barbara Chai 2012

Sotheby's Gustav Klimt's 'Litzlberg am Attersee' 1914-15 sold for $40.4 million at Sotheby's.

Sotheby's Rallies With $199.8 Million Sale Kelly Crow 2011

In an editorial called "La esencia de Klimt", Kattaca faithfully reproduced Austrian artist Gustave Klimt's work.

Kattaca vs Klimt The Nag 2009

At the Neue Galerie on the Upper East Side, a pair of serene eyes gaze out from Gustav Klimt's 1907 masterpiece, "Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer."

One Painting's Journey Home Barbara Chai 2012

The collection included Klimt's famous "Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer," hanging in the Austrian National Gallery.

Maria Altmann, who won return of Klimt portrait seized by Nazis, dies at 94 Anne-Marie O'Connor 2011

Maria Altmann, who escaped Nazi-occupied Vienna as a newlywed and returned to wage a triumphant fight to recover Gustav Klimt's iconic gold portrait of her remarkable aunt, died Feb. 7 at her home in Los Angeles.

Maria Altmann, who won return of Klimt portrait seized by Nazis, dies at 94 Anne-Marie O'Connor 2011

It was one of Gustav Klimt's supposedly wealthy decadent society women.

One Painting's Journey Home Barbara Chai 2012

Klimt's lake view capped Sotheby's $199.8 million evening sale of Impressionist and modern art in New York—a solid total that fell midway between its overall presale estimate of $167.5 million to $229.8 million.

Sotheby's Rallies With $199.8 Million Sale Kelly Crow 2011