It had a fuzzy attribution to Laurent de La Hyre, inspired by similarities with his weighty 1635 painting for a Paris church (now in the Louvre). The market had no doubts, sending the sketch to €115,000 (£76,650).
Ascent of the sketch to €115,000
THE pencilled Assumption (with white highlights), 20 x 15in (50 x 37cm), shown right, turned up at Doutrebente on June 25 with a €4000 estimate.
