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A rediscovered painting by Rembrandt van Rijn led Sotheby’s Old Master and 19th Century Paintings and Sculpture Evening Auction in London on 1 July, selling for its low estimate of £8 million (all figures with fees) after a years-long restoration and scholarly reassessment brought the work back into the artist’s oeuvre. 'Let the Little Children Come Unto Me', painted circa 1627 when Rembrandt was in his early twenties and working in Leiden, had long been obscured beneath layers of overpaint and varnish that altered both its appearance and attribution. Acquired at a regional German auction in 2014 as the work of a follower of Rembrandt, the painting underwent extensive conservation and technical analysis before being recognised as an autograph work by the Dutch master. Read this news story in full on Ocula: https://lnkd.in/emdRgeJx