Rembrandt lion drawing raises $18m for big cat conservation at US auction
Chalk artwork sold for record price at a New York Sotheby’s auction with proceeds going to the Panthera charityA tiny chalk drawing of a lion by Rembrandt recently sold for the record-setting price of $18m in New York City to benefit the conservation of big cats.After selling at a Sotheby’s...
<p>Chalk artwork sold for record price at a New York Sotheby’s auction with proceeds going to the Panthera charity</p><p>A tiny chalk drawing of a lion by <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/rembrandt">Rembrandt</a> recently sold for the record-setting price of $18m in New York City to benefit the conservation of big cats.</p><p>After selling at a Sotheby’s auction Wednesday, Young Lion Resting shattered the previous mark for the most expensive drawing by the 17th-century Dutch painter ever auctioned: the $3.7m Portrait of a Man with Arms Akimbo.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/07/rembrandt-lion-auction-big-cat-conservation">Continue reading...</a>
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