On November 18, Gustav Klimt’s Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer was sold at Sotheby’s in New York for 236.4 million dollars, far surpassing its initial estimate of 150 million dollars.

The golden square and the orchestra pit: concentrated power of major galleries At the Grand Palais, Art Basel Paris 2025 reveals with striking clarity the underlying dynamics that structure today’s contemporary art market. The “golden square” of major galleries, where prestige, economic power, and international visibility converge, forms a true “orchestra pit” in which a social hierarchy is staged at every stand—particularly through the new premium trends that distinguish VVI

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