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arts-and-culture2 years ago

"Lost Rembrandt Painting Surfaces, Estimated to Fetch £15m at Sotheby's Auction"

Sotheby's London will auction a painting attributed to the Circle of Rembrandt, which has now been reattributed as a genuine work by the Dutch master. The painting, titled "The Adoration of the Kings," is estimated to fetch £10m to £15m. The artwork, painted during Rembrandt's early years in Leiden, exhibits his signature style and underwent an 18-month research project for reattribution. Sotheby's estimate is based on recent sales of Rembrandt works, including a self-portrait that sold for £14.5m in 2020. Christie's holds the current auction record for Rembrandt, set in 2009 at €23.2m.

via Art Newspaper|
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arts-and-culture2 years ago

"The Joyful Master: Frans Hals' Laughter Lights Up London's National Gallery"

A major retrospective exhibition at the National Gallery in London and the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam aims to reintroduce the Dutch painter Frans Hals to a larger public and elevate him to the same level as renowned artists like Rembrandt and Vermeer. The exhibition showcases around 50 works, including Hals's famous portraits and tronies (anonymous figures), highlighting his mastery in capturing laughter and joy in paintings, a rarity during his time. Hals's loose brushwork and expressive strokes, combined with his ability to create a sense of spontaneity, have influenced artists such as the Impressionists. The exhibition seeks to emphasize Hals's importance in the history of Western painting and rekindle appreciation for his work.

via The New York Times|
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arts-and-culture2 years ago

"Rare and Forgotten Rembrandt Portraits Unearthed for Auction"

Two rare Rembrandt portraits, signed and dated in 1635, have been rediscovered after almost two centuries by a British auctioneer during a routine valuation of a family's private art collection. The oval-shaped oil portraits depict a wealthy elderly couple in Leiden, Netherlands, who were linked to the painter through their son, who had married into Rembrandt's family. The paintings are expected to fetch an estimated $6.25 million to $10 million at auction in London after being displayed in New York and Amsterdam in June.

via The Washington Post|
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art-and-culture2 years ago

Cracking the Code: The Role of Eggs in Old Master Paintings

A new study published in the journal Nature Communications has found that Old Masters such as Leonardo da Vinci, Sandro Botticelli, and Rembrandt may have used proteins, especially egg yolk, in their oil paintings. The study sheds light on the technical knowledge of the Old Masters and the way they prepared their paints. The researchers recreated the process of paint-making by using four ingredients — egg yolk, distilled water, linseed oil, and pigment — to mix two historically popular and significant colors, lead white and ultramarine blue. The chemical reactions between the oil, the pigment, and the proteins in the yolk directly affect the paint's behavior and viscosity.

via CNN|
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