A 17th century portrait discovered in an attic by the Dutch Golden Age painter Rembrandt sold for $1.4 million in Maine, breaking a state record. The painting, titled "Portrait of Girl" by ...

A 17th century portrait discovered in an attic by the Dutch Golden Age painter Rembrandt sold for $1.4 million in Maine, breaking a state record. The painting, titled "Portrait of Girl" by ...

This undated photo shows a 17th century painting, “Portrait of a Girl,” by the Dutch artist Rembrandt, which was sold at auction for $1.4 million on Aug. 24, 2024 by Thomaston Place Auction ...

The attic, long a repository of discarded toys and the like, can sometimes turn up treasures. Late last month, a painting that an auctioneer in Maine discovered and believed to be a work by the ...

If Rembrandt brought painting back down to Earth, it may have been because his origins were relatively humble. He was the fifth son of 10 children born to a Leiden miller.

A painting by titled "Portrait of Girl" by Dutch painter Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn sold for $1.4 at the Thomaston Place Auction Galleries in Thomaston, Maine on August 24, 2024.