Gustav Klimt piece sells for almost £25m at Sotheby's

Portrait of Gertrud Loew was subject of a 15-minute bidding war at the London auctioneers, as star lot by Kazimir Malevich went for £21.4mA Gustav Klimt portrait of a beautiful young woman wrapped in folds of white gossamer sold for £24.8m on Wednesday night, one of the highlights of the big-money London auctions.Portrait of Gertrud Loew, who was the 19-year-old daughter of the artist’s physician, had been described as the finest Klimt portrait to come to auction in 20 years. It arrived