Alexandra Bregman
![THE LOST LEONARDO tells the inside story behind the Salvator Mundi, the most expensive painting ever sold at $450 million, claimed to be a long-lost masterpiece by Leonardo da Vinci. From the moment it is purchased from a shady New Orleans auction house, and its buyers discover masterful brushstrokes beneath its cheap restoration, the fate of the Salvator Mundi is driven by an insatiable quest for fame, money and power. But as its price soars, so do questions about its authenticity. Is this multi-million dollar painting actually by Leonardo – or do certain power players simply want it to be?](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BZTI4NzRkYjgtOWFlYi00NGQ1LWJlMWQtYzVhODIxOGUzOGRhXkEyXkFqcGdeQXRyYW5zY29kZS13b3JrZmxvdw@@._V1_QL75_UX500_CR0,0,500,281_.jpg)
Alexandra Bregman is the author of the book The Bouvier Affair: A True Story. She has written for The Wall Street Journal, Architectural Digest, The Art Newspaper, and the Asian Art Newspaper among others. Bregman began her career with internships at Christie's and Gagosian Gallery 10 years ago, later traveling to India and France for work and ghostwriting for a global CEO. She spent time at Université Paris IV-Sorbonne, and completed degrees at Smith College and Columbia Graduate School of Journalism.