.A strange anonymous image in the type of Rembrandt van Rijn just recently sold for virtually $1.5 thousand at Thomaston Spot Public Auction Galleries, much more than 100 opportunities its own low estimation of $10,000.
The image portrays an adolescent female worn austere black outfit. According to Artnet Information, the picture was actually cataloged as being created "after" Rembrandt it was actually gone out with to the very early 1630s, a time period when the artist supervised portraiture commissions at Hendrick Uylenburgh's workshop in Amsterdam.
However, on the opposite of the portrait was actually attached a label that suggested the picture may have stemmed from the palm of the excellent Aged Master himself. According to the label, the paint, entitled Portrait of a Woman, was once lent to Philly Gallery of Fine Art through Cary Bok of Camden, Maine, a descendant of the Curtis Printing Provider fortune. During that time, according to the tag, the paint was credited to Rembrandt themself, though the Philly Gallery of Fine art pointed out that such a label carries out certainly not relate to verification. The museum was actually also unable to determine which show consisted of the painting.
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Image of a Girl was actually found through Kaja Veilleux, the founder as well as auctioneer of Thomaston Spot, during the course of in the attic room of a personal real estate in Camden, Maine, during a routine residence call. Bidding opened up at $32,500, according to Reside Auctioneers, and also the rate grew rapidly, driven by 11 bidders-- 9 on the phone and 2 personally. Inevitably, account visited a confidential UK collection agency, despite sticking around concerns regarding its own genuineness.
In 2014, two Rembrandt pictures that were actually recently not known were located in a loved ones's private selection as well as cost Christie's Greater london for $ 14 thousand. At that time, they were believed to be actually the last Rembrandts that were held privately.
Christie's presently supports the records for both the absolute most costly as well as the second-most pricey Rembrandts to have ever before cost public auction. Portrait of a man along with arms akimbo ( 1658) sold for u20a4 20.2 million ($ 33.3 thousand) in Greater london in December 2009, while Picture of a lady in black costume and also a cap and also dog collar (1632) sold for u20a4 19.8 million ($ 28.8 million) in 2000.