A tiny drawing of a Bear by Leonardo da Vinci was sold on Thursday for $ 12 million, setting a new record for auctions for paintings by the Renaissance artist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kyiv. Ukraine. Ukraine Gate – July 9, 2021 – Ukraine Society and Culture<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n According to Christie’s, the auction house that organized the sale, this item is about 50 square meters. centimeters is one of the eight drawings of Leonardo left in private hands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The sketch <\/a>was made on pale pink-beige paper using a silver needle, a technique Leonardo taught his teacher, Andrea del Verrocchio, which involved marking chemically treated paper with silver sticks or wire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Over the centuries, the item has passed from hand to hand several times – in fact, it was once sold to Christie’s for 2.50 pounds (about 312 pounds, or $ 430 in today’s money) in 1860. The painting, entitled “Bear’s Head,” has since been exhibited in major institutions, including the National Gallery in London<\/a>, the Louvre in Abu Dhabi, and the State Hermitage in St. Petersburg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Christie’s Head of Drawing Old Masters Stein Alstins called the work “small but wonderful.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n In 2019, it was reported that museum workers could not find a painting by da Vinci for $ 450 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n