One of the Dutch master’s pieces goes up for auction.
The auction house said Portrait Of A Man, Half-Length, With His Arms Akimbo could break the record price for a Rembrandt, which currently stands at £19,800,000, paid for Portrait Of A Lady Aged 62, in December 2003. The Dutch master’s painting is being offered by a private collector at Christie’s in London – the first time it has appeared at auction since 1930. The work dates from one of the most creative and turbulent periods in Rembrandt’s life, when he was declared bankrupt and forced to sell his studio. – From Telegraph