{"id":8466,"date":"2023-11-08T08:56:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T08:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mytrendtales.com\/?p=8466"},"modified":"2023-11-06T07:44:38","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T07:44:38","slug":"rembrandts-early-masterpiece-offered-for-sale-with-asking-price-of-30-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mytrendtales.com\/rembrandts-early-masterpiece-offered-for-sale-with-asking-price-of-30-million\/","title":{"rendered":"Rembrandt\u2019s Early Masterpiece Offered for Sale With Asking Price of $30 Million"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Dutch Golden Age painter Rembrandt van Rijn is considered one of the most influential and recognizable artists in history. While he was a prolific painter, creating more than 300 paintings, most of his works now belong to museums, and only 35 pieces are privately owned.\n\n\n\n</p><p>In a rare opportunity for art collectors, one of Rembrandt\u2019s early masterpieces has recently been put up for sale by Switzerland\u2019s Koetser Gallery. 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It is currently displayed at Koetser Gallery, where it will remain until the sale process is finished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;\u201cThe picture is in a remarkable state of preservation, and cleaning this past summer, after many decades, removed discolored varnish\u2014thereby returning the painting to a pristine presentation,\u201d David H. Koetser of Koetser Gallery said in a statement provided to ARTnews.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At one point, \u201cBlind Tobit with the Return of Tobias and the Archangel Raphael\u201d has been considered a work of one of Rembrandt\u2019s pupils. But in recent times, it was determined that the painting was mostly done by Rembrandt, with one or more of his students also contributing to the piece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The most recent Rembrandt painting to be offered for sale was a self-portrait from 1632. 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