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Abraham Serving the Three Angels is a 1646 oil-on-panel painting by Rembrandt. [1] [2] [3] The scene depicts Abraham, it is based on an episode from the Book of Genesis [4] and it has Mughal influence. [5] Today it is in a private collection since it was bought in an auction in 1848 for £64 (equivalent to $8,000 in 2023). [6]
The monochromatic painting, which measures 9.6 x 7.3 inches, was purchased by an anonymous buyer for €860,000 (then around $910,000) at the Christie’s sale — more than 50 times the painting ...
United States of America: References: Rembrandt catalogue raisonné, 1914, 1a ; Rembrandt catalogue raisonné, 1968, 214; A Corpus of Rembrandt Paintings VI, 208 ...
"This is a prime example of the remarkable treasures that can be uncovered through house call," Kaja Veilleux of Thomaston Place Auction Galleries tells PEOPLE
Abraham Entertaining the Angels: 1656 B089: 1: Christ appearing to the apostles: 1656 B276: 3: Jan Lutma, goldsmith [1584-1669] 1656 B284: 2: Arnold Tholinx, inspector [died 1679] About 1656 B011: 1: The artist's son Titus: About 1656 B107: 2: St. Francis beneath a tree praying: 1657 B075: 1: The agony in the garden: About 1657 B273: 9: Abraham ...
The monochromatic painting, which measures 9.6 x 7.3 inches (24.5 x 18.5 centimeters), was purchased by an anonymous buyer for €860,000 ($908,000) at the Christie’s sale.
Signed on the left at foot, "Rembrandt f. 1645"; canvas, 46 1/2 inches by 36 inches. An old copy without the angels was in the possession of an English dealer in 1899, and afterwards in the possession of a New York dealer. Another copy without the angels was in the sale: –London, June 7, 1912, No. 23 (£15 : 15s.).
An etching created by Rembrandt more than 350 years ago has been deemed to be too explicit for open viewing by international auction house Christie’s.