One Leonardo sold, another caught up in a court battle

Two Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) drawings created national news last week as Christie’s posted a record for a sketch by the great master in London while a court in Paris is to determine whether another can be legally exported from France.

The works represent two of only eight Leonardo drawings known to be in private hands outside the B…

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