Klimt portrait, commissioned by Jews who fled Austria in 1930, sells for $32 million

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Klimt portrait, commissioned by Jews who fled Austria in 1930, sells for $32 million

It's unclear exactly what happened to the painting between 1925 and the 1960s, a period that includes the Nazi dictatorship. The auction house says there is no evidence that the painting was confiscated then, but also no proof that it wasn't