A rare Leonardo da Vinci drawing heads to auction
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May 8, New Delhi : Titled Head of a Bear , a rare drawing by Italian polymath and Mona Lisa creator Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) will be on auction in London on July 8. This penetrating study of a bears head is one of less than eight surviving drawings by Leonardo da Vinci known to be in private hands outside the Royal Collection and the Devonshire Collections at Chatsworth.
It is estimated to fetch between £8,000,000-12,000,000, which converts to approximately Rs 82 crores - Rs 122 crores.
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