Jan. 30 (UPI) -- The sale of a 17th century drawing by Peter Paul Rubens sold at auction for $8.2 million dollars Wednesday, setting a new record for the Flemish artist, Sotheby's New York announced.
The drawing, Nude Study of a Young Man With Raised Arms, was expected to sell for $2.5 million to $3.5 million, but "intense competition" between two bidders drove up the price during an auction of old master drawings, Sotheby's said.