The auction house believes this to be the highest sum ever paid for an artwork at a Maine auction. Thomaston Place Auction GallerieLost from the recordsRembrandt scholar Gary Schwartz said a potential buyer had earlier sought his opinion on the Maine portrait. 03:09 - Source: CNNArt historian Volker Manuth, who authored publisher Taschen’s 2019 monograph “Rembrandt: The Complete Paintings,” told CNN he was also approached by a potential buyer of the Maine portrait. But inclusion in a major catalog, or the backing of a big auction house, can increase a painting’s value manyfold. Schwartz suggested that, should the Maine portrait receive similar endorsement, it might be revalued at up to $5 million.

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Persons: Kaja Veilleux, ”, Veilleux, Rembrandt —, Rembrandt, Kaja, Gary Schwartz, “, Schwartz, ” Schwartz, “ Rembrandt, Volker Manuth, Taschen’s, ’, reattributed, Rembrandt ”, Sotheby’s, Winter Organizations: CNN, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Academy of Fine Arts, Radboud University, Research, Christie’s, New York Times Locations: Camden , Maine, Thomaston, Europe, Maine, Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, Netherlands, Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, Vienna