Watch: Jane Birkin's Original Hermès Bag Sells for a $10.1 Million at AuctionGustav Klimt's legacy just got a little greener. After all, the symbolist artist's painting Bildnis Elisabeth Lederer (or Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer in English) was sold for $236.4 million, with fees, at Sotheby's auction in New York Nov. 18. It was a shining moment at the venue as bidding for the dazzling oil painting of Elisabeth Lederer-whose parents and Klimt's most important patrons August Lederer and Serena Lederer commissioned the work-soared from $150 million after around 20 minutes between six bidders. With its hefty price tag, Klimt's artwork became the second-most-expensive work of art to be auctioned-as well as the most valued modern painting-behind Leonardo da Vinci's Salvator Mundi, which sold for $450.3 million in 2017. As for who took home the painting? The auction house, unfortunately, declined to identify the buyer. The work ultimately became one of Klimt's final finished pieces-painted between 1914 and 1916-with him dying in 1918 at age 55 from a stroke.readJane Birkin's Original Hermès Bag Sells for a Jaw-Dropping $10.1 Million at AuctionWhile Klimt was best known for the work made during his "Golden Phase," like The Kiss and the Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I, this painting was predominantly blue and orange. Elisabeth, then just 20, posed in a fitted top and a pleated dress with a floral shawl draped around her shoulders. Her rosy cheeks popped in the haze of blue that covered much of the canvas. The artist then introduced hues of pink and orange, as well as multicolored patterns enveloping his subject. Pieces of Klimt's fascination with Japanese art was highlighted in the background, with men and women standing in kimonos, along with symbols like geometric uzumaki swirls and seigaiha waves. Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty ImagesBeyond the painter's own interests, however, the Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer allowed him to continue a multi-generational project. "It is the second of three portraits that the artist rendered of three generations of Lederer women," the Sotheby's description noted, "a record of private commissions like none other in his prestigious career." Along with the colors and patterns chosen for the painting, Elisabeth's fashion tells its own story. As the description added, "Her clothes project hierarchy and rank, contemporaneity and tradition, individual taste and worldly sophistication."For the latest breaking news updates, click here to download the E! News App Watch: Jane Birkin's Original Hermès Bag Sells for a $10.1 Million at AuctionGustav Klimt's legacy just got a little greener. After all, the symbolist artist's painting Bildnis Elisabeth Lederer (or Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer in English) was sold for $236.4 million, with fees, at Sotheby's auction in New York Nov. 18. It was a shining moment at the venue as bidding for the dazzling oil painting of Elisabeth Lederer-whose parents and Klimt's most important patrons August Lederer and Serena Lederer commissioned the work-soared from $150 million after around 20 minutes between six bidders. With its hefty price tag, Klimt's artwork became the second-most-expensive work of art to be auctioned-as well as the most valued modern painting-behind Leonardo da Vinci's Salvator Mundi, which sold for $450.3 million in 2017. As for who took home the painting? The auction house, unfortunately, declined to identify the buyer. The work ultimately became one of Klimt's final finished pieces-painted between 1914 and 1916-with him dying in 1918 at age 55 from a stroke.readJane Birkin's Original Hermès Bag Sells for a Jaw-Dropping $10.1 Million at AuctionWhile Klimt was best known for the work made during his "Golden Phase," like The Kiss and the Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I, this painting was predominantly blue and orange. Elisabeth, then just 20, posed in a fitted top and a pleated dress with a floral shawl draped around her shoulders. Her rosy cheeks popped in the haze of blue that covered much of the canvas. The artist then introduced hues of pink and orange, as well as multicolored patterns enveloping his subject. Pieces of Klimt's fascination with Japanese art was highlighted in the background, with men and women standing in kimonos, along with symbols like geometric uzumaki swirls and seigaiha waves. Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty ImagesBeyond the painter's own interests, however, the Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer allowed him to continue a multi-generational project. "It is the second of three portraits that the artist rendered of three generations of Lederer women," the Sotheby's description noted, "a record of private commissions like none other in his prestigious career." Along with the colors and patterns chosen for the painting, Elisabeth's fashion tells its own story. As the description added, "Her clothes project hierarchy and rank, contemporaneity and tradition, individual taste and worldly sophistication."For the latest breaking news updates, click