Gustav Klimt
Austrian · 1862–1918 · Painter, Printmaker
Gustav Klimt was an Austrian symbolist painter and a founding member of the Vienna Secession movement. His work helped define the Art Nouveau style in Europe. Klimt is known… (Wikipedia)
Own a work by Gustav Klimt? Get a free auction estimate →
2 works by Gustav Klimt with an auction history (offered more than once) →
Record prices
Lady's bust portrait from the frontim Kinsky · €712,000≈ $799,861≈ £635,163Sign up to see
Auf dem Bauch liegender Akt nach rechtsKornfeld · CHF 410,000≈ $514,017≈ £379,572≈ €438,656Sign up to see
Bust portrait of a lady in profile turned to the rightim Kinsky · €345,600≈ $388,247≈ £308,304Sign up to see
Gustav Klimt’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
ArtSell has recorded 242 auction results for Gustav Klimt between 2002 and 2026, of which 226 sold (93%). A further 2 lots were offered at auction without a published result. Recorded sale prices range from $228Sign up free to see to $800kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $800kSign up free to see for Lady's bust portrait from the front at im Kinsky in June 2019. The most common medium is drawings (160 lots). Most results come from im Kinsky (102), Artmark (48) and Ketterer Kunst (24).
264 results · page 1 of 7
- €350≈ $398≈ £301Sign up free to see
- €300≈ $341≈ £258Sign up free to see
- €250≈ $284≈ £215Sign up free to see
- €250≈ $284≈ £215Sign up free to see
- €300≈ $341≈ £258Sign up free to see
- €300≈ $341≈ £258Sign up free to see
- €250≈ $284≈ £215Sign up free to see
- $25,000≈ £18,735≈ €21,815Sign up free to see
- $2,500≈ £1,874≈ €2,182Sign up free to see
- 25 Handzeichnungen, 1919€7,095≈ $8,225≈ £6,095Sign up free to see
Also offered, result not published (2)
Lots by Gustav Klimt that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.
Gustav Klimt paintings (4)Gustav Klimt oil paintings (4)Gustav Klimt works on paper (162)Gustav Klimt drawings (160)Gustav Klimt prints (61)Gustav Klimt lithographs (56)
Gustav Klimt: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Gustav Klimt at auction?
$799,861Sign up free to see, for Lady's bust portrait from the front at im Kinsky (June 2019) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Gustav Klimt?
The median sale price is $24.2kSign up free to see across 226 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Gustav Klimt have sold at auction?
226 of 242 recorded lots sold between 2002 and 2026. 2 further lots were offered with no published result and are not counted.
Which auction houses sell Gustav Klimt?
im Kinsky, Artmark and Ketterer Kunst account for the most recorded results. im Kinsky · Artmark · Ketterer Kunst
About Gustav Klimt
Gustav Klimt was an Austrian symbolist painter and a founding member of the Vienna Secession movement. His work helped define the Art Nouveau style in Europe. Klimt is known for his paintings, murals, sketches, and other objets d'art. Klimt's primary subject was the female body, and his works are marked by a frank eroticism. Amongst his figurative works, which include allegories and portraits, he painted landscapes. He is best known for The Kiss and Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I. Among the artists of the Vienna Secession, Klimt was the most influenced by Japanese art and its methods.
From Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
In museum collections
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0Mäda Primavesi (1903–2000), 1912–13
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0Baby (Cradle), 1917/1918
National Gallery of Art, Washington · CC0Reclining Nude with Outstretched Left Arm, 1903–1904
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0