Rembrandt Painting Turns Out to be Real

[Patrick]

If you're into art, this is a pretty interesting story from the AP about a Rembrant painting that an auction house thought was fake that appears to actually be real.

The auction house thought the portrait was a 17th century Rembrandt knockoff, and valued it at just $3,100. But the British buyer who paid about 1,500 times more than that apparently knew what he was doing. ...

William Noortman from Noortman Master Paintings, specializing in Dutch and Flemish masters, said it's worth $30 million to $40 million, adding: "I'm very surprised it didn't make more at auction."

[bushido_man96]

Wow, good find. It pays to know what you are looking for.