“Little Prince” original watercolour fetches 130,000 eurosJune 1, 2016 - 17:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - An original watercolour from French classic "The Little Prince" was sold for 133,200 euros ($148,000) on Tuesday, Paris auction house Artcurial said, according to AFP. Six buyers battled it out for the painting, which reached more than double its list price. "The price obtained for this iconic image is a measure of the status of this universal work of art and its international fame," said Guillaume Romaneix, a books and manuscripts specialist at Artcurial. The painting shows "Le Petit Prince" in the desert, standing on a dune with his scarf and hair blowing in the wind. It was used for the first U.S. edition of the classic illustrated book by aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupery. The author had escaped to the U.S. after Germany's invasion of France and it was during his exile there in 1942 that he wrote the book. It was first published in 1943. "The Little Prince" has sold 145 million copies worldwide and been translated into 270 languages. The manuscript and drawings were bought by the Pierpont Morgan Library in New York, but the watercolours were brought back to France by Saint-Exupery's wife before being sold at a public sale 30 years ago. Saint-Exupery mysteriously disappeared somewhere near Marseille on July 31, 1944 shortly after taking off on a wartime mission. Related links: Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. |