Two rediscovered Rembrandt portraits sell for €11 million at auction
1 year, 5 months ago

Two rediscovered Rembrandt portraits sell for €11 million at auction

Hindustan Times  

Almost 200 years ago, a British family bought two oil portraits by the 17th century Dutch master Rembrandt at a Christie's auction. There were also family ties between the portrayed couple and the painter: one of the seven children in the van der Pluym family was married to Rembrandt's first cousin. After discovering the portraits, authentication began using forensic work and help from art experts, including Amsterdam's renowned Rijksmuseum that holds 22 works by Rembrandt — the largest collection of his paintings in the world. In 2016, Christie's negotiated a first-of-its-kind deal to sell two Rembrandt portraits from the Rothschild Collection to the Louvre Museum in Paris and the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.

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Painting that ‘mysteriously’ ended up in dusty attic turns out to be a $1.4 million Rembrandt
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Painting that ‘mysteriously’ ended up in dusty attic turns out to be a $1.4 million Rembrandt

Hindustan Times  

A Rembrandt discovered in an attic sold for $1.4 million. The 17th century painting, “Portrait of a Girl,” by Dutch artist Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn was discovered by art appraiser and auctioneer Kaja Veilleux in an attic in an estate in Camden, Maine. This photo shows a 17th-century painting, “Portrait of a Girl,” by the Dutch artist Rembrandt. “On house …

From attic to auction: A Rembrandt painting sells for $1.4M in Maine
3 months, 2 weeks ago

From attic to auction: A Rembrandt painting sells for $1.4M in Maine

Associated Press  

THOMASTON, Maine — A Rembrandt discovered in an attic sold for $1.4 million. The 17th century painting, “Portrait of a Girl,” by Dutch artist Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn was discovered by art appraiser and auctioneer Kaja Veilleux in an attic in an estate in Camden, Maine. “On house calls, we often go in blind, not knowing what we’ll find,” said …

After Rembrandt and Vermeer, Dutch master Frans Hals gets a major exhibition at the Rijksmuseum
10 months, 1 week ago

After Rembrandt and Vermeer, Dutch master Frans Hals gets a major exhibition at the Rijksmuseum

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “He was not a sober painter,” said Friso Lammertse, …

Gustav Klimt portrait worth £42m found after disappearing nearly a century ago
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Gustav Klimt portrait worth £42m found after disappearing nearly a century ago

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In a statement, im Kinsky said: “A painting of …

Rembrandt portraits that were privately held for 200 years go on show in Amsterdam
1 year ago

Rembrandt portraits that were privately held for 200 years go on show in Amsterdam

Hindustan Times  

After nearly 200 years in a private collection, a pair of small portraits by 17th century Dutch Master Rembrandt van Rijn went on display Wednesday after a long-term loan to the Netherlands’ national art and history museum. The Rijksmuseum said the portraits of Jan Willemsz van der Pluym and his wife Jaapgen “disappeared from view for almost two centuries, before …

Previously undiscovered Rembrandts going up for auction
1 year, 7 months ago

Previously undiscovered Rembrandts going up for auction

NL Times  

Christie’s will auction off two previously undiscovered portraits by Dutch master Rembrandt van Rijn in London on July 6. The couple’s son also married one of Rembrandt’s cousins, and the only child from that marriage - Karel van der Pluym - was an accomplished painter believed to have been apprenticed to Rembrandt. The museum conducted art-historical and material-technical research on …

The Hague museum had a real Rembrandt after all, research shows
2 years, 1 month ago

The Hague museum had a real Rembrandt after all, research shows

Dutch News  

An investigation into a sketch in oils in the collection of the Museum Bredius in The Hague has concluded that the work is by Rembrandt after all, the museum has announced. A subsequent clean-up of the work, which involved the removal of several layers of varnish and 19th century additions, revealed Rembrandt’s signature brushwork. But after removing all the added …

The Hague museum had a real Rembrandt after all, research shows
2 years, 1 month ago

The Hague museum had a real Rembrandt after all, research shows

Dutch News  

An investigation into a sketch in oils in the collection of the Museum Bredius in The Hague has concluded that the work is by Rembrandt after all, the museum has announced. A subsequent clean-up of the work, which involved the removal of several layers of varnish and 19th century additions, revealed Rembrandt’s signature brushwork. But after removing all the added …

Online Rembrandt museum selling Night Watch NFTs in fundraiser
2 years, 4 months ago

Online Rembrandt museum selling Night Watch NFTs in fundraiser

NL Times  

The Rembrandt Heritage Foundation wants to open a virtual Rembrandt museum. To raise money for it, the foundation will sell 8,000 digital pieces of the Night Watch for 200 to 300 euros each in cryptocurrency. Moreover, these are pieces of an image of the Night Watch as it must have looked when the artwork left Rembrandt’s studio in 16642, in …

Dutch artwork, including Rembrandt sketch, sell for €11.8 million at auction
2 years, 5 months ago

Dutch artwork, including Rembrandt sketch, sell for €11.8 million at auction

NL Times  

Nine Dutch artworks from the 16th and 17th centuries sold for a combined total of 9.97 million pounds, equivalent to roughly 11.79 million euros, at Christie’s in London on Thursday. Two of the Dutch items sold for higher amounts, including a painting by Haarlem-born artist Jacob van Ruisdael of a wooded landscape that garnered 3.38 million pounds. A buyer also …

MP’s agree to spend up to €150 million on Rembrandt’s The Standard Bearer
3 years ago

MP’s agree to spend up to €150 million on Rembrandt’s The Standard Bearer

NL Times  

Members of the Tweede Kamer agreed to the Cabinet’s plan to allocate 150 million euros for the purchase of a painting by Rembrandt. The Eerste Kamer, the Dutch Senate, must also give its approval before the purchase of The Standard Bearer can be completed. The left-wing opposition wanted the Cabinet to make an additional 150 million euros available to bolster …

Painting by Rembrandt Depicting Biblical Scene to Go on Auction for 30 Million Dollars
4 years, 2 months ago

Painting by Rembrandt Depicting Biblical Scene to Go on Auction for 30 Million Dollars

News 18  

Are the Old Masters back in fashion? After the spectacular announcement of a Botticelli portrait auction last week, art collectors are sure to be excited by Sotheby’s latest masterpiece up for grabs — a rare Rembrandt painting. Estimated to go for between 20 and 30 million dollars, “Abraham and the Angels” will be auctioned off in January alongside Botticelli’s portrait, …

Self-portrait of young Rembrandt expected to fetch €15 million at auction
4 years, 4 months ago

Self-portrait of young Rembrandt expected to fetch €15 million at auction

Dutch News  

A self-portrait by Rembrandt is expected to fetch around €15 million when it goes on sale in London on Tuesday evening. Although around 80 Rembrandt self-portraits are known to exist, only three are in private hands, making the sale at Sotheby’s a rare opportunity for collectors. Epco Runia, curator of the collection at the Rembrandthuis museum in Amsterdam, said: ‘It’s …

Dutch Master's Uncovered: Portrait of a Young Gentleman is the First Undiscovered Rembrandt in 44 Years
6 years, 7 months ago

Dutch Master's Uncovered: Portrait of a Young Gentleman is the First Undiscovered Rembrandt in 44 Years

Dutch News  

A painting of a young man by the Dutch master Rembrandt has been discovered after 44 years. The painting, measuring 94.5 cm by 73.5 cm, was bought at an auction in London for the equivalent of €156,000. The painting was authenticated by 15 conservators and art historians, including Ernst van de Wetering, the world's foremost Rembrandt expert. It is now …

Dutch Master's Uncovered: Portrait of a Young Gentleman is the First Undiscovered Rembrandt in 44 Years
6 years, 7 months ago

Dutch Master's Uncovered: Portrait of a Young Gentleman is the First Undiscovered Rembrandt in 44 Years

Dutch News  

A painting of a young man by the Dutch master Rembrandt has been discovered after 44 years. The painting, measuring 94.5 cm by 73.5 cm, was bought at an auction in London for the equivalent of €156,000. The painting was authenticated by 15 conservators and art historians, including Ernst van de Wetering, the world's foremost Rembrandt expert. It is now …

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