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  • The Gustav Klimt Painting Oprah Reportedly Sold for $150M Has Quite a Story

    02/09/2017 11:03:52 PM PST · by nickcarraway · 19 replies
    Hollywood Reporter ^ | 2/9/2017 | Maxwell Williams
    The portrait began with a commission by the husband of the artist's alleged lover, and underwent a Nazi theft, a legal feud and a deal brokered by Larry Gagosian for Winfrey that is likely the biggest private sale of a single artwork in 2016. Oprah Winfrey has a long list of accomplishments. Being the seller of one of the top 10 most expensive paintings in history is now one of them. The OWN network founder and multibillionaire reportedly sold Gustav Klimt’s “Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer II” (1912) for $150 million to an unidentified buyer in China, according to Bloomberg’s art...