A trio of Gustav Klimt paintings are causing quite the stir on the market.

The three works from the famed Austrian painter, all of which are hitting the block for the first time, will go under the hammer at a Sotheby’s sale this month. The auction will show off the -filled treasure trove of Leonard A. Lauder, the art philanthropist and heir of the Estée Lauder empire who died in June. Of course, the pieces’ appearance isn’t the only thing drawing attention to the sale: The 24-lot event is expected to realize more than $400 million, an impressive figure befitting of Lauder’s collection.

Driving that staggering figure is Klimt’s Porträt der Elisabeth Lederer ( Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer ), which is predicted to fetch over $150 million. Painted from 1914 to 1916, during the pivotal g

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