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'Fake' Rembrandt a Real $40M Self-Portrait

Auction house valued it at $3,100

By Peter Fearon,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 19, 2008 3:05 AM CDT

(Newser) – A self-portrait formerly considered a Rembrandt knockoff has been deemed a genuine early work of the Dutch master—and valued at $40 million. Rembrandt Laughing, executed on a small copper plate, was examined by Holland's leading Rembrandt experts. A British art collector purchased the work...   Read full story »

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