"Rembrandt Laughing" was a genuine self-portrait

[Евгений]

Sold in October 2007, the British auction house Moore, Allen and Innocent little picture with the provisional name "Rembrandt Laughing" was a genuine self-portrait of a great artist. Authentication confirmed by several leading experts, including from Noortman Master Paintings and the Rembrandt Research Project, reports agency Associated Press.

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"Rembrandt Laughing" came from a private British collections, in which he was more than a hundred years. Owners believed that the work belonged to a pupil or follower of the brush artist. At the auction house Moore, Allen and Innocent portrait exhibited in 3100 dollars, but after a short time after the start of the auction picture is beginning to appreciate rapidly, and eventually went under the hammer for 4.5 million dollars. The work became an unnamed Briton, send it to the auction for restoration. Until June 29, 2008 Work exhibited at Amsterdam's Museum, Rembrandt House.

After the identification of "Rembrandt Laughing" can again be put up for auction. Now its value, according to Noortman Master Paintings, is estimated at 30-40 million dollars.

Self fairly confidently dated to 1628, when the artist has just exceeded 20. During this time he still lived in his native Leiden. The work is written on a copper plate. On the back is visible monogram RHL (Rembrandt Harmenszoon Leiden), written in a style which the artist used a very short time. The catalog Moore, Allen and Innocent description of the monogram was wrong: the compilers mentioned only the initials HL. At the hand of Rembrandt also indicate the nature of the stroke, the choice of material, light and color.

[Konstantin]

And this unnamed Briton Does not honor chukcha at the same time?
Underlining painfully familiar.

[Vladimir]

It's not like the handwriting is not Abramovich. He was last seen in the purchase of things the best quality, which no doubt arise. It is important that the thing was generally accepted "cool". To not whispered behind his back: "And can not Rembrandt?". And with that Rembrandt has all the same risks and the work is not the best.

[Konstantin]

And can now in principle to buy Rembrandt?
Who in the know?
I remember the first in the arena of "Fine Arts", is about five years ago. They showed two Remrandtov. One big 1 x 1.5 m for $ 10 million
A second small 15x15 cm for $ 3 million

[Vladimir]

Approximately every five years at auctions appears on one of Rembrandt's paintings in the range of 15-40 million dollars I think that art galleries market vrashaetsya work much more. That is a difficult task, but with some dexterity and a large budget solvable. As with Rubens and Titian, all sold and the prices cheaper than top of things in the postwar and contemporary art. so here's the paradox.

[Евгений]

Сообщение от Konstantin

And can now in principle to buy the Rembrandt?

You can, without problems.

[uriart]

There was an interesting case in Soviet times. Probably in the 60's or 70's.
As a "Rembrandt" at the Armand Hammer bought a restorer (name forgotten) from the GMII im. Pushkin.
Tot (restorer) blinded him to Rembrandt and sold. Hammer happiness seized and taken away more to the west. Yes there and sold. And then everything opened. It was disassembled. Money seems to him back. But maybe not. I think when all was revealed, the restorer had gone to another world. And bring a claim has been no one.

[Nik]

Restorer apparently felt that he had only a short time, and wanted to leave a legacy to children. For many, it is interesting, Hammer of the Rembrandt vparili? Thousands of 10 rubles probably.

[Евгений]

Сообщение от uriart

Armand Hammer at the restorer (forgot name)

Money is not returned, Hammer Popras write more.

[Meister]

Сообщение от Eugene

Hammer Popras write more.

Decided to establish a business? ))))))))