Leonardo Da Vinci bear drawing sells for record £8.8m at auction
A drawing of a bear's head by Leonardo da Vinci sold for a record £8.8m ($12.1m) at a London auction. Measuring just 7x7cm, Head of a Bear is more than 500 years old. The sale has surpassed the previous record for a Leonardo drawing, set by the Horse and Rider, which sold for £8.1m in 2001. According to Christie's auction house, which held the sale, it is among just a few drawings by the Italian Renaissance master which are still privately owned. The auction house did not reveal the identity of the buyers. However, it was sold to a single bid from a man and a woman.
Source: bbc.com