A tiny sketch of a bear by Leonardo da Vinci is expected to sell for over $16 million at auction.
In a press release, the chairman of Old Master paintings at Christie's New York, Ben Hall, called the sketch"one of the most important works from the Renaissance still in private hands," adding that it had"been owned by some of the most distinguished collectors in the field of Old Masters across many centuries." Notable previous owners include painter Sir Thomas Lawrence and art collector Captain Norman Robert Colville.
The drawing, which includes the artist's signature, will go on display in Hong Kong later this month. It will then move on to London, where it is expected to fetch between £8 million and £12 million at a July sale. in 2001.
The sale price is, however, likely to fall short of the current auction record for an Old Master drawing. In 2009, Raphael's"Head of a Muse," a study for a fresco commissioned by Pope Julius II for the Stanza della Segnatura in the Vatican,Though Leonardo is best known for oil paintings like the"Mona Lisa" and"The Last Supper," the Renaissance master was also celebrated for his anatomical sketches.
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