"French authorities have pressured Beaussant Lefèvre & Associés auction house and Cabinet de Bayser gallery to pause their joint sale of a newly discovered drawing by Hans Baldung Griend, declaring it a National Treasure and placing it under export ban for 30 months."
"Experts expected the postcard-sized portrait to fetch $3.5 million, as Baldung was a star pupil of Albrecht Durer and his depictions of witches have earned him recognition among contemporary artists."
"The previously unknown portrait surfaced last year while cataloging the Pfeffering family art collection, which had held the work for five centuries, initially thought to be by Hans Holbein the Younger."
French authorities intervened to pause the auction of a newly discovered drawing by Hans Baldung Griend, declaring it a National Treasure. The auction was scheduled at Hôtel Drouot, but the Ministry of Culture's ruling imposed a 30-month export ban. The drawing, expected to sell for $3.5 million, depicts Susanna Pfeffering and showcases Baldung's silverpoint technique. The artwork was identified during the cataloging of the Pfeffering family collection, previously thought to be by Hans Holbein the Younger, but confirmed as Baldung's work by several experts.
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