Michelangelo's scribble sells for US$200,000 at New York auction

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Michelangelo's scribble sells for US$200,000 at New York auction
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NEW YORK, April 18 ― A square scribbled on a yellowed piece of paper by Renaissance genius Michelangelo sold for US$201,600 (RM966,286) ― 33 times its estimated value,...

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Found stuck to the back of a frame, the small drawing accompanied by a letter from Michelangelo's last direct descendant was initially expected to sell for between US$6,000 and US$8,000. The drawing is coupled with a letter written by Cosimo Buonarroti in 1836, in which he offers the piece by his “illustrious forefather Michelangelo” to Sir John Bowring, the future governor of Hong Kong, whose signature appears at the bottom of the sheet.

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