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"An announcement in the art market weekly publication Antiques Trade Gazette has caused a major stir in the art world. Martin Kemp, an Emeritus Professor of Art at Oxford University, claims that a small chalk, pen and ink drawing on vellum is the work of the Italian genius Leonardo da Vinci.
And so far, most of the art world seems to agree with him.
After being missing for centuries, the portrait turned up at an auction at Christie's in New York on January 30, 1998. Listed as lot 402 in a sale of Old Master Drawings, the art work was described as "a Young Girl in Profile in Renaissance Dress." It was catalogued as “German, early 19th century.” Initial estimates put its value between $12,000 and $16,000.
Bildunterschrift: Großansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift: Once the piece was attributed to da Vinci, its value jumped to $160 million. When the hammer finally came down, it had been sold to a New York art dealer named Kate Ganz for $19,000. She later sold it for about the same price to a collector named Peter Silverman in 2007.
According to the article in Antiques Trade Gazette, it was Ganz who suggested that "the portrait may have been made by a German artist studying in Italy ... based on paintings by Leonardo da Vinci."
The painting has now been re-valued at 100 million pounds ($160 million)."
The article goes on to describe the authenticity of the painting along with a brief history. Ganz is probably wishing she didn't resell the artwork right about now.
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16 Responses to "Leonardo Da Vinci Masterpiece"Amazing!
I would like to find this on www.artcollectioner.com
Very cool. I would love to find something like that.
It's a very beautiful painting whether it's by Leonardo or not.
Bad luck on the original seller though.
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What an incredible discovery! This is what makes the art world so fascinating!
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Well, if this is truly an original art peice by the main himself, (if i had the money) i would defientely invest well over a million dollars on it! However, I always am a little skeptical of people (whether they are researchers or not) who come out of the woodworks claiming to have "discovered" an original piece of art. You never know though.
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Unbelievable, what art will go for. based on the name attached!
But I'd rather see these big bucks going to the works of great artists and inventors, than to athletes and actors! And career politicians....
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gr8 job That bit was pretty impressive, thanks for posting.
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