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This furor has made the painting of a girl in an unusual head-dress, created by Dutch artist van Everdingenom Boethius Cesar (Cesar Boëtius van Everdingen). She went for a record 1.16 million pounds in the assessment of 50-70 thousand.

"The picture first appeared at the auction, [Van Everdingen] - a very unusual artist whose work has recently acquired the Royal Art Gallery in Holland, and a hat with a wonderful girl," - explains the success of paintings of New York dealer Henry Zimet (Henry Zimet).
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CAESAR Boethius Van Everdingen
Girl with a basket of plums. Oil on canvas. 92,2 x 81,7
Sotheby's. 09.12.09. Lot № 18
Estimate: 50-70 thousand pounds
Result: 1.16 million pounds