Klimt pops back up as debates swirl over who owns his works and art-market value—Austrian symbolist painter, co-founded Vienna Secession, key Art Nouveau figure.
A major group of modern masterpieces is to be auctioned by Sotheby’s in London, with estimates surpassing £150 million. The sale, drawn from the Lewis collection, features Klimt, Schiele, Modigliani, Bacon, Matisse and more, and could mark the highest-value week in the city’s auction history. Separate fraud cases in the US have led to guilty pleas over forged art, underscoring ongoing market risks.