Unexpected Bidding War Ensues Over Potential Rembrandt Painting

A small New Jersey auction house found itself in the big time for one item after a bidding war erupted on a piece that is suspected to have been painted by Dutch master Rembrandt. The painting is thought by some experts to be from a series of paintings made while Rembrandt was a teenager and under the tutelage of a fellow Dutch painter. By the time bidding ended the piece was standing at just over $800,000 which blew past the pre-auction estimate of $500-$800 based on the then unknown nature of the painting. While the identity of the painting has not yet been confirmed, if it turns out to be genuine than the price tag will prove to be a bargain.

See Eileen Kinsella, Experts Believe Painting Valued at $800 at Auction Is a Real Rembrandt, Artnet News, September 23, 2015.