´Fake Leonardo´ auctions for 1.5 million dollars - World - Javno
´Fake Leonardo´ auctions for 1.5 million dollars - World - Javno: "An oil painting once erroneously believed to have been by Leonardo da Vinci sold for a much better than expected 1.5 million dollars at auction Thursday. ''La Belle Ferronniere'' -- real painter unknown -- went under the hammer at Sotheby's in New York for 1.538 million dollars, far above pre-auction estimates of 300,000-500,000 dollars, although nowhere near the going price for a true da Vinci.
The painting was listed as by ''a follower'' of the Italian genius.The oil painting, depicting a richly dressed woman looking out over her left side, was wrongly identified in 1929, provoking a scandalous art world court case.In 1993 a da Vinci specialist ruled that the painting was executed in the mid-17th century -- more than a century after da Vinci died."
The painting was listed as by ''a follower'' of the Italian genius.The oil painting, depicting a richly dressed woman looking out over her left side, was wrongly identified in 1929, provoking a scandalous art world court case.In 1993 a da Vinci specialist ruled that the painting was executed in the mid-17th century -- more than a century after da Vinci died."
