Rembrandt's Self-Portrait Has Been Auctioned for €16 Million in Just 6 Minutes

Society » CULTURE | July 29, 2020, Wednesday // 23:19
Bulgaria: Rembrandt's Self-Portrait Has Been Auctioned for €16 Million in Just 6 Minutes

On Tuesday evening, an early self-portrait of Rembrandt van Rijn painted in 1632 was auctioned for over £14.5 million (16 million euros) at Sotheby’s in London, the auction house said on social media.

The auction house expected between 12 and 16 million pounds for the painting. The person who purchased the self-portrait remained anonymous.

The 17 by 22 centimeter artwork was painted when Rembrandt was at the age of 22. The renowned painter also painted The anatomy lesson of Nicolaes Tulp in the same year.

During Rembrandt’s lifetime he painted 80 self portraits, but only a few of these works ever went under the hammer. According to Nu.nl, only three Rembrandt self-portraits were privately owned.

In 1970, a self-portrait of Rembrandt from 1632 was auctioned off for 700 euros. But there were doubts as to whether it was painted by the Dutch master himself. / nltimes.nl

 

 

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