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‘Heartfelt ode to absolute beauty’ was on Austrian artist’s easel when he died unexpectedly in 1918

A late-life masterpiece by Austrian artist Gustav Klimt could become the most expensive painting ever sold in Europe when it is auctioned later this month.

The last portrait completed by Gustav Klimt is expected to fetch around $80 million — the highest estimate ever given to an artwork at a European auction.

Lady with a Fan (1917) was last sold for $11.6m in 1994 and will be offered at Sotheby's in London on 27 June

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‘Lady with a Fan’ is the last portrait Klimt completed before his death in 1918. It was last sold in 1994, going for $11.6-million at an auction in New York

It could be Europe's most expensive painting ever?

Sothebys expects Gustav Klimts last portrait, "Dame mit Facher" ("Lady with a Fan"), to set a European record when it is auctioned in London on 27 June. The painting, valued at around £65m ($80m), was found on the artists easel when he died suddenly in February 1918.

The last portrait painted by Gustav Klimt is expected to set a European record when it is auctioned in London later this month, Sothebys said on Wednesday.

LONDON (AP) — A late-life masterpiece by Austrian artist Gustav Klimt could become the most expensive painting ever sold in Europe when it is auctioned later this month. Auctioneer Sotheby’s said o…