Tag: Drawing
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Drawing of Foot Recently Discovered as Authentic Michelangelo Work Sells for $27.2 M. at Christie’s, Sets New Record
Last March, a person who now wishes to remain anonymous submitted a photograph of a small, framed drawing of a foot to Christie’s online “Request an Auction Estimate” portal. Just under a year later—and after months of authentication research—the work, newly identified as an authentic drawing by Michelangelo, sold for $27.2 million on a $1.5 read more
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Thomas Kaplan’s Rembrandt Lion Drawing Sells for $17.8 M. at Sotheby’s
After a world tour that saw Rembrandt van Rijn’s Young Lion Resting (ca. 1638–42) travel to Paris, Abu Dhabi, Tokyo, and New York, the drawing finally sold for a record $17.9 million on Wednesday (all quoted prices include fees). That’s the highest price ever paid for a drawing by the Dutch master. While the result read more
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Empress Eugénie’s Crown to be Restored After Louvre Heist, Rembrandt Drawing Breaks Auction Record: Morning Links for February 5, 2026
To receiveMorning Linksin your inbox every weekday,signupfor ourBreakfast with ARTnewsnewsletter. THE HEADLINES FALLEN CROWN. For the first time since the brazen theft of French crown jewels, the Louvre has publicly shared images of Empress Eugénie’s crown, which was badly crushed by thieves who tried but failed to make off with it. Investigators determined that the read more
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