Estée Lauder heir donates gallery and $135 million Klimt to Metropolitan Museum
The heir to the Estée Lauder empire donated an art gallery and a Gustav Klimt painting valued at $135 million to the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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This donation significantly enriches the New York museum's collection of early 20th-century German and Austrian artworks.
The gesture demonstrates Estée Lauder's commitment to American cultural patronage.
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