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VIENNA (Reuters) - Austrian prosecutors said on Monday they are investigating far-right leader Herbert Kickl on suspicion of breach of trust for allegedly using public funds to take out media advertising in exchange for favourable party coverage when he was a minister.

Ahead of the US$32 million sale of a Gustav Klimt portrait unseen for 100 years, a claimant to its ownership, reportedly a potential heir to the legal successor of its original owner, came forward.

A potential heir to the legal successor of  Adolf Lieser has emerged and claimed ownership of the Gustav Klimt portrait sold for $32 million.

Europe News: A painting by Gustav Klimt that reappeared after nearly a century sold for 30 million euros ($32 million) on Wednesday, setting a record price for an

After nearly a century, a Gustav Klimt painting, Portrait of Miss Lieser, has resurfaced and fetched a record price of 30 million euros at an Austrian auction

VIENNA - A painting by Gustav Klimt that reappeared after nearly a century sold for 30 million euros (S$43.7 million) on April 24, setting a record price for an Austrian auction despite questions surrounding its provenance. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Im Kinsky had estimated the value at 30-50 million euros but said reports questioning the work's provenance discouraged buyers.

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The unfinished portrait of a dark-haired woman was likely last seen at a Viennese exhibition in 1925. It reemerged this year when auction house im Kinsky announced its sale.

A painting by symbolist icon Gustav Klimt that reappeared after nearly a century will be sold at auction in Vienna on Wednesday despite questions surrounding its provenance.