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Rembrandt to mystery bidder

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As per the New York Times, unidentified New York collector also known as Paddle No. L0179 paid a whopping $4.27 million for Rembrandt’s "Study of an Elderly Woman in a White Cap” dating to about 1640. Now this isn’t quite as much as when the last Rembrandt was sold to Stephen A. Wynn for $11.3 million, but it’s still a memorable figure. Who is this mysterious bidder? Well, that’s for Sotheby’s to know, and us to find out. The painting also has a decent amount of history to it such as various characteristics added to it after it was complete, and various restorations.

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