work of the week corneille de lyon mystery 2746196
A 16th-century portrait, attributed only to the "French or Flemish School," sold for $2.3 million at a Sotheby's New York auction, soaring past its estimate and sparking a 10-minute bidding war. The work, from the collection of Dutch electronics magnate Anton Philips, was once attributed to Corneille de Lyon and later to Lucas de Heere, but its ultimate authorship remains uncertain.