Art

November 19, 2025

Gustav Klimt Painting Sells for $236M, Making It the Highest Price for Modern Art Sold at Auction

Artist Gustav Klimt’s Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer made history on Tuesday, November 18, 2025. The 20th-century painting sold for $236.4 million at Sotheby’s auction after 20 minutes of bidding. This shatters Klimt’s previous auction record, and the price makes it one of the most valuable portraits in modern art. It also holds the distinction of being the second most expensive artwork ever sold at auction.

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November 19, 2025

This Miami Mural Festival Is Fundraising To Transform an Elementary School Into a Work of Art

Since 2018, aWall Mural Projects has used art to transform schools across Miami Dade County. Under the watchful eye of artist Sergio Arce, who paints under the name Registered Artist, international and local artists have painted murals on over 150 Miami schools. With Miami Art Week quickly approaching, they are now fundraising via GoFundMe for a fresh round of art at Emerson Elementary.

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November 17, 2025

Surreal Oil Paintings of Stoic People Enveloped in Nature Reveal Their Lively Inner Emotions

Blending surreal elements with detailed realism, Lara Hochreiter’s oil portraits explore our intrinsic connection to the natural world. Each colorful painting is like a portal into the subject’s inner world, revealing lived experiences through nature-infused symbolism. Hochreiter explains, “I create from the space where vulnerability and resilience coexist.” In two separate works, Hochreiter paints her subjects holding oversized hearts with plantlife growing from their fleshy surfaces.

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