Jennifer Gilbert, the Detroit-based entrepreneur and philanthropist, is auctioning a selection of Modernist masterpieces from her private collection to fund Lumana, a new nonprofit arts organization. The sales, scheduled for May and June at Sotheby’s New York, include high-profile works by Joan Mitchell and Kenneth Noland, with an overall fundraising goal exceeding $10 million.
A listicle from Time Out Los Angeles presents the 21 best museums to visit in Los Angeles, highlighting essential institutions like LACMA, The Broad, and the Getty Center. The article provides practical details such as addresses, hours, pricing, and notes on free admission days, while also mentioning specific current attractions like the newly opened David Geffen Galleries at LACMA and Yayoi Kusama's Infinity Mirrored Room at The Broad.
Gustav Klimt's *Bildnis Elisabeth Lederer (Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer)* sold for $236.4 million at Sotheby's first auction in its new Breuer building location in New York, becoming the most expensive modern artwork ever sold at auction. Painted between 1914-1916, the six-by-four-foot portrait depicts Elisabeth Lederer, daughter of Klimt's patrons Serena and August Lederer, dressed in a white gown against a wisteria backdrop. The painting was looted by the Nazis, survived a fire during World War II, was returned to the Lederer family in 1948, and later entered the collection of Estée Lauder heir Leonard A. Lauder, who died earlier this year.