Previous Posts: January 2019
The $1.7m Mona Lisa copy
January 31 2019
Picture: Sotheby's
The above copy of Leonardo's Mona Lisa just made an extraordinary $1.7m at Sotheby's Old Master Day Sale in New York. The estimate was just $80k-$120k. There's quite a few of these copies knocking around - they're all suddenly rather more valuable...
Although it's always dangerous judging from photos, I can't immediately see what got people excited about this copy. It's not even on panel, like the original, but canvas, which generally suggests a somewhat later date. But maybe it's just the Leonardo effect. The catalogue entry is here.
The sale results have been pretty strong.
The Watercolour World
January 31 2019
Video: The Watercolour World
Here's a new project I've been keen to tell you about for a while; The Watercolour World. More in the film above (produced by none other than Ishbel Grosvenor), and here.
