The bear study to be sold at Christie's auction house in London
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Leonardo Da Vinci famous painting “Head of a Bear” drawing is expected to fetch between £8m and £12m at auction today, breaking the artist’s record for a single drawing.
Currently, the record belongs to the “Horse and Rider” painting which fetched more than eight million pounds at a sale by Christie’s auction house in 2001.
Created more than 500 years ago
The bear’s head sketch was executed in silverpoint; a technique in which an artist uses thin pieces of silver wire held in a stylus to make marks on specially prepared paper.
It is measuring seven centimeters on each side, and it is one of the eight known Da Vinci drawings currently in hands of individuals.
The drawing is part of a series of small-scale studies of animals that Leonardo Da Vinci did around 1480.
Part of this small-scale research is also the study of “two cats and a dog” which can be seen at the British Museum in London.
Da Vinci sketch that hasn’t changed many hands
The provenance of Da Vinci’s drawing can be traced back to Sir Thomas Lawrence, a British painter who had created one of the greatest collections of European drawings before the 1800s.
When Sir Thomas passed away in 1830, his dealer sold the sketch at a Christie’s auction for just £2.5.
And today, almost two centuries later, Christie’s auction house is expecting up to £12m for this very artwork.
Leonardo Da Vinci’s art
Leonardo Da Vinci was born in Italy in 1452 and died in 1519. He was a polymath of the High Renaissance. Meaning he was active as a painter, draughtsman, engineer, scientist, theorist, sculptor and architect
As a result Da Vinci is globally known for his art masterpieces. For example Salvador Mundi and the famous Mona Lisa, hanging at Louvre Museum since 1797.
Italian police officers stand by a copy of the “Salvator Mundi” by Leonardo da Vinci. Source: AP images
Similarly, Salvador Mundi’s portrait painting sold in New York in 2017 for a record $450m (£341m). The sale constituted the highest auction price for any work of art.
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Standfirst'Head of a Bear; is expected to break Leonardo Da Vinci’s auction record for a single drawing.
Leonardo Da Vinci famous painting “Head of a Bear” drawing is expected to fetch between £8m and £12m at auction today, breaking the artist’s record for a single drawing.
Currently, the record belongs to the “Horse and Rider” painting which fetched more than eight million pounds at a sale by Christie’s auction house in 2001.
Created more than 500 years ago
The bear’s head sketch was executed in silverpoint; a technique in which an artist uses thin pieces of silver wire held in a stylus to make marks on specially prepared paper.
It is measuring seven centimeters on each side, and it is one of the eight known Da Vinci drawings currently in hands of individuals.
The drawing is part of a series of small-scale studies of animals that Leonardo Da Vinci did around 1480.
Part of this small-scale research is also the study of “two cats and a dog” which can be seen at the British Museum in London.
Da Vinci sketch that hasn’t changed many hands
The provenance of Da Vinci’s drawing can be traced back to Sir Thomas Lawrence, a British painter who had created one of the greatest collections of European drawings before the 1800s.
When Sir Thomas passed away in 1830, his dealer sold the sketch at a Christie’s auction for just £2.5.
And today, almost two centuries later, Christie’s auction house is expecting up to £12m for this very artwork.
Leonardo Da Vinci’s art
Leonardo Da Vinci was born in Italy in 1452 and died in 1519. He was a polymath of the High Renaissance. Meaning he was active as a painter, draughtsman, engineer, scientist, theorist, sculptor and architect
As a result Da Vinci is globally known for his art masterpieces. For example Salvador Mundi and the famous Mona Lisa, hanging at Louvre Museum since 1797.
Italian police officers stand by a copy of the “Salvator Mundi” by Leonardo da Vinci. Source: AP images
Similarly, Salvador Mundi’s portrait painting sold in New York in 2017 for a record $450m (£341m). The sale constituted the highest auction price for any work of art.
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