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Da Vinci’s ‘Head of Bear’ Drawing Seen Fetching up to $16 Million LONDON—A drawing of a bear’s head by Leonardo da Vinci is seen fetching up to $16.7 million, potentially setting a record, when it heads to auction in July, Christie’s said on Saturday. Measuring 7 cm (just under 3 inches) squared, “Head of a Bear” is a silverpoint drawing on a pink-beige paper. The auction house says it is “one of less than eight surviving drawings by Leonardo still in private hands outside of ...

Titled Head Of A Bear, the sketch could break the record for a da Vinci drawing The piece of art is a small silverpoint drawing on a pink-beige paper of a bear  It will lead the auction houses Exceptional Sale on July 8 after going on display  In 2017, da Vincis Salvator Mundi sold at Christies in NYC for $450.3 million 

A rare Leonardo da Vinci drawing heads to auction ​ Sat, May 8 2021 20:27 IST | ​ 1 Views A rare Leonardo da Vinci drawing heads to auction.. Image Source: IANS News May 8, New Delhi : Titled Head of a Bear, a rare drawing by Italian polymath and Mona Lisa creator Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) will be on auction in London on July 8. This penetrating study of a bears head is one of less than eight surviving drawings by Leonardo da Vinci known to be in private hands outside the Royal Colle...

LONDON — A drawing of a bear’s head by Leonardo da Vinci is seen fetching up to $16.7 million, potentially setting a record, when it heads to auction in July,…

Christie’s is selling the work in London on July 8 with a price estimate of $11.14m to $16.71m.

Photo Credit: IANS IANSLive May 8, New Delhi (IANSlife) Titled Head of a Bear, a rare drawing by Italian polymath and Mona Lisa creator Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) will be on auction in London on July 8. This penetrating study of a bears head is one of less than eight surviving drawings by Leonardo da Vinci known to be in private hands outside the Royal Collection and the Devonshire Collections at Chatsworth.   For susbcription contact