Rembrandt’s lion drawing takes $15m bid at Sotheby’s

A Rembrandt (1606-69) sketch of a lion set the highest price for a drawing at auction by the artist when it sold for $15m (£10.9m) at Sotheby’s in New York today.

Young Lion Resting, a small chalk drawing measuring just 4.5 x 6in (11.5 × 15cm), was estimated at $…

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