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The 7-centimetre square ‘Head of a Bear’ is a silverpoint drawing on a pink-beige paper. Auction house Christie’s said it was "one of less than eight surviving drawings by Leonardo still in private hands outside of the British Royal Collection and the Devonshire Collections at Chatsworth". Christie’s is selling the work in London on July 8 with a price estimate of $11.14m to $16.71m. Read More “The work has been owned by some of the most distinguished collectors in the field of old,” said Ben Hall, old master paintings chairman at Christie’s New York, where the piece is on di...

May 8, 2021 Share When it goes up for sale in July, a drawing of a bear’s head by Leonardo da Vinci is expected to fetch up to $16.7 million, potentially setting a record, Christie’s said on Saturday. “Head of a Bear” is a silverpoint drawing on pink-beige paper that measures 7 cm (just under 3 inches) squared. It is one of only about eight surviving drawings by Leonardo da Vinci currently in private hands outside of the British Royal Collection and the Devonshire Collections at Chatsworth, according to the auction house. According to Christie’s, this may surpass the auction...

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. To get full access of the story, click here to subscribe to IANS News Service © 2021 IANS India Private Limited. All Rights Reserved. The reproduction of the story/photograph in ...

  >>  Reuters Published: 08 May 2021 02:24 PM BdST Updated: 08 May 2021 02:24 PM BdST Royal Collection Trust staff pose beside some of Leonardo Da Vinci's anatomical studies at A Life in Drawing, the largest exhibition of Leonardo's work in more than 65 years, at The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace in London, Britain, May 23, 2019. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez 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, "H...

Da Vinci's 'Head of Bear' drawing seen fetching up to $16 mln  08 May 2021 - 11:10 Reuters 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 the British Royal Collection and the Devonshire Collections at Chatsworth". It will lead ...