Metropolitan Museum of Art bought the drawing Lucas van Leyden

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I strongly doubt that we are talking about millions of ... Unfortunately, for unknown reasons to me the art of old masters on the market is not expensive. Won 9 Number of Sotheby's sold a small Hals - textbook, beautifully made, with perfect provenance, a portrait very small - so went for 7 million pounds, not 70 ... And this Hals painting and ... And then Lucas van Leyden, whom they know something mostly professionals, and graphics. Cheap is the market relatively cheaply ...
I looked for examples of the old masters auction schedules Sothebys, such work - Lucas is not found, but there are analog sales:

2007
- Here, for example, his contemporary, the Netherlands, too, draftsman Goltzius - for 66 thousand pounds went
http://www.sothebys.com/app/live/lot...live_lot_id=11
- Another master of Leiden beginning of 16 century, Peter Korneslis - generally 9 thousand pounds, below the estimate http://www.sothebys.com/app/live/lot...;live_lot_id=8

2008
- Unknown artist, the Netherlands, beg. 16 th century - 79 thousand dollars
http://www.sothebys.com/app/live/lot...ive_lot_id=112
- Later the work of Martin de Vos - some 6.6 thousand pounds
http://www.sothebys.com/app/live/lot...;live_lot_id=4
- Well, and the German school, ser. 16 th century - 13,7 thousand pounds
http://www.sothebys.com/app/live/lot...;live_lot_id=5

I think that given the uniqueness of the figure he could get by the Metropolitan from 100 to 200 thousand dollars. Surprised if more expensive. But I would be pleased if I am wrong - because the picture is really stunning.