Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn - Man with a Sword 1644
Man with a Sword 1644
102x88cm oil/canvas
Sold for: USD 3.60 million
Auction house: Christie's, London
Sale date: 3 December 2013
Seller: Private Collection
Buyer: Anonymous buyer
From Christie's, London:
Traditionally regarded by connoisseurs as a masterpiece by the greatest of all Dutch artists, in recent years, along with many other Rembrandt paintings from the years 1643-45, the status of Man with a Sword has been disputed, with attributions made to various pupils of Rembrandt rather than to the master himself. Recently the subject of a thorough re-appraisal, this painting sheds fascinating new light on Rembrandt’s studio practice during one of the most enigmatic and least well-documented phases of his career.