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Sotheby’s relocated its new global headquarters to the iconic Breuer Building on Madison Avenue. Just days into its tenure, the auction house broke records with an iconic Gustav Klimt painting.

Tuesday, November 18th resulted in a milestone moment during the New York Sales at Sotheby’s when a buyer scooped up Klimt’s portrait of a woman for a whopping $236.4 million — almost $100 million more than the $150 million it was expected to sell for. It is considered the second-most expensive piece of art sold at auction and the most expensive piece of modern art sold at auction.

But that impressive sale was just the beginning.

On Thursday, November 20th, a 1940 self portrait of Frida Kahlo “El sueño (La cama)” “The Dream (The Bed)” sold for $54.7 million, surpassing Georgia O’

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