Sketch with Saint Sebastian, discovered in 2016, due to record sales "Savior of the world" increased in price: it used to be estimated at 15 million euros — now auctioneers are counting on 30 to 60 million euros

the figure of Leonardo auctioned Paris auction house Tajan on June 19 2019. Date distant, and press-анонсов sort of early, but the work will agree, not ordinary. Not every day on the auction block the work of Leonardo da Vinci. The interest in the figure will definitely be — especially in light of the recent record sales of "the Savior of the world" for a record of the entire art-рынка $450.3 million.

as for the picture "St. Sebastian", this small (19 × 13) sketch pen and ink brought to the Tajan auction in 2016, a doctor retired. On one side of the sheet depicts the Roman Martyr Saint Sebastian (known two graphic sketch of Leonardo based on the same story), and on the back of the sheet — sketches the flame of a candle, and scientific notes, made by a Lefty (Da Vinci was left-handed). That it is a genuine Leonardo, I'm sure curator of Italian and Spanish charts at the Metropolitan Museum Carmen Bambach, at the time conducted in the Museum exhibition "Leonardo Da Vinci. Master-чертежник". At the time of detection the figure was estimated at 15 million euros, but two years later and one of all known record sales appetite auctioneers that want from 30 to 60 million euros ($34-68 million).

Complicates the life of the auctioneers the fact that the newly discovered work of Leonardo also claims the state. "St. Sebastian" is already recognized as a national treasure and froze the possibility of his removal at 30 months. The deadline is just in June 2019. The idea is that during this time, which-либо French Museum has to offer to the auction house a fair market price to leave the country. But how to determine what price is "fair", after another work, Leonardo was sold for $450 million? In Tajan believe that only through an auction. So we need to await the denouement of this story next June and find out how many millions is able to offer fans of Leonardo and whether the Louvre to collect the same in a matter of days.

the Material was prepared by Maria Onuchina, AI

Sources: nytimes.com, artinvestment.ru