Rubens Painting Expected To Sell For Up To USD30 Million

A masterpiece by flemish painter peter paul rubens will be sold at auction in May. Portrait of a man as mars  is expected to fetch between USD20-30 million.

Portrait of a man as mars by flemish painter peter paul Rubens was painted in antwerp around 1620. The painting will be sold at auction in New York in May.

Auction house sotheby's says it's the first time the artwork is back in Belgium after 200 years.

It's part of a collection owned by Mark Fisch and Rachel Davidson a couple of art collectors selling their artworks as part of their divorce.

The painting is going to have a world tour it will be presented in London later in the week then off to asia with hong kong Taipei  and then to Los Angeles.