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Which of these artworks broke the record for the most expensive painting ever auctioned in Europe?

Gustav Klimt was an Austrian painter known for his sensual and decorative style. His paintings are among the most expensive in the world. Lady with a Fan is his last completed portrait before his pneumonia death in 1918. The painting was sold at Sotheby’s in London on June 27, 2023, after a 10-minute bidding war. The final price of $108.4 million (85.3 million pounds) set the record for the most valuable artwork ever sold at auction in Europe. It surpassed the previous record of $104.3 million for Alberto Giacometti’s sculpture Walking Man I, set in 2010. The Van Gogh and Picasso mentioned in our multiple-choice options are displayed in museums and were not auctioned.