Rare Bernini Drawing Sells in France for $2.3 M., Setting Record

On Saturday, a rare 17th-century drawing by Italian sculptor Gian Lorenzo Bernini sold for €1.9 million ($2.3 million) at an auction in France, setting a new record for a drawing by the artist.
Académie d’homme, a red chalk drawing made between 1630 and 1640, depicts a nude male sitter. Actéon, the French auction house selling the work in Compiègne, estimated it at €30,000–€50,000 ($36,000–$60,000). Bids quickly mounted during the live sale l