Some time ago 80-летняя a resident of Bordeaux appealed to no one expert to conduct authentication and valuation of drawing a black woman in profile. The work was given to her by late father, who worked as a antique dealer in Bordeaux. In the picture there is a signature (unknown, true) Leonardo da Vinci. It was about the potential millions of dollars and hired an expert (perhaps not an expert at all) disappeared with the figure in an unknown direction, not forgetting to liquidate the firm.

the Search for "expert" has not yet come to fruition. We can only hope that the police all-таки will be hunted, or that the thief will overcome by remorse, he returns to the elderly woman of the stolen drawing.

Incidentally, in the last examination of the figure was done about ten years ago, and then watched his art come to a different conclusion about authorship. In his opinion, drawing a black woman in the profile was performed Bartolomeo Passarotti other Italian artist of the XVI century. Anyway, even if it is the work of Passarotti, it will still cost hundreds of thousands of euros. So grandma is not easier by the fact that it may not Leonardo.

the Material was prepared by Maria Onuchina, AI

Sources: artnet.com, lefigaro.fr, artinvestment.ru