'Leonardo-like' portrait triples high estimate
- January 28, 2010 20:47
The portrait of a woman made famous because it is not by Leonardo da Vinci sold at Sotheby’s on Thursday for $1.5 million. That price, which included the auction house’s fees, was triple the high estimate of $500,000. “Portrait of a Woman, Called ‘La Belle Ferronnière’ ” has been the subject of scholarly debates and even a nasty public legal drama.