Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn - Portrait of a man with arms akimbo 1658

Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn - Portrait of a man with arms akimbo 1658

Portrait of a man with arms akimbo 1658
107x87cm oil/canvas
Sold for: USD 32.72 million
Auction house: Christie's, London
Sale date: 8 December 2009
Seller: Private Collection, United States
Buyer: Anonymous buyer

Rembrandt's Portrait of a Man, painted in 1658, was first documented in 1847 at an exhibition at the British Institution, but it did not receive any critical attention until after its sale in London more than eighty years later.