"Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer" was considered "too Jewish" to be worth stealing by the Nazis, but it played a role in saving its subject's life.

Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer, which was looted by the Nazis and nearly destroyed in a fire during the second world war, sells at Sotheby’s auction

Un ritratto di Gustav Klimt, 'Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer', è stato venduto a New York per 236,4 milioni di dollari, stabilendo un nuovo record per un’opera d’arte moderna. Il…