Joslyn Art Museum discovers that it had Rembrandt original in storage

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Omaha World Herald

By Casey Logan

It went into storage a painting. It'll come out a Rembrandt.

Joslyn Art Museum is preparing to unveil a painting by the 17th century Dutch master — one of history's most famous and revered artists — that has been in the museum's possession for 72 years but was out of view for the past decade. The reason for its exile: The museum believed it had a work from the “School of Rembrandt,” meaning it might have come from the artist's studio, perhaps painted by one of his many students, but not from the hand of Rembrandt van Rijn himself.

Now that's changed.

One of the world's foremost authorities on Rembrandt, Ernst van de Wetering, says the painting, “Portrait of Dirck van Os,” is the real thing.

FULL story at link.


Read more: http://www.omaha.com/article/20140406/GO/140409279/1685#joslyn-art-museum-discovers-that-it-had-rembrandt-original-in-storage

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[Lucinda]

2. Fascinating! I wonder who did the additions that have now been removed...

Thanks for the post!

[mopinko]

3. this is why i do not jump up and down at selling works from the detroit museum

all old museums have crateloads of stuff that hasnt been looked at in decades. and decades.
as long as deaccessioned works were sent only to qualified institutions where they would be available to the public, we would all win.

[Demeter]

5. Director of the DIA stated that most of the stuff in storage

is too fragile to view, let alone sell. It's for serious research purposes.

[mopinko]

8. well i am down with that, too.

all the better. not many rich assholes willing to take over anything fragile.

[former9thward]

10. It is the "rich assholes" that fund the Detroit Institute of the Arts.

Who the hell do you think the donors are? #therealworldescapessomepeople

[mopinko]

13. no no. people who fund art museums are rarely complete assholes.

i love every one of them. even the ones who are mostly assholes.

i mean the vultures who might swoop down on to pick the bones of the dia.

[Octafish]

16. We passed a millage in 3 counties to support DIA.

Wayne, Oakland and Macomb, birthplace of the Reagan Democrats. Voters approved it and that's created a steady source of revenues for the next decade or so.

http://www.freep.com/article/20120807/ENT05/120807090/dia-millage-supporters-last-minute-votes

A good number of Detroit's rich help the DIA, but nowhere near as much as the institution requires. Plus, they're pretty tapped out - lots of needs in Detroit.

[treestar]

4. how cool!

[NV Whino]

6. Very cool!

[JohnnyRingo]

7. This is like finding a fifty dollar bill in the washing machine...

...and that never happens.

Thanx for posting.

[DallasNE]

11. Not A Washing Machine

But about 3 years ago I was walking down an aisle in a store and noticed a crumpled piece of paper that was clearly money. I picked it up and looked around and nobody was nearby so I stuck it in my front pocket. When I got back to my car I took it out to unfold it and stick it in my wallet and to my surprise it was a $50 bill, so it does happen on very rare occasions.

[JohnnyRingo]

12. That was mine!

I distincly remember wadding a fifty up and sticking it my pocket as I went into the store. When I got to check out, it was gone.

Thanx for finding it for me. Send me a PM and I'll give you my address.

[DallasNE]

14. Nice Try

What city, what store and location, what date and time of day.

And I suppose that folded up $10 bill I found in a driving rain in a parking lot 30 years ago was yours too.

[JohnnyRingo]

15. Who knew lightning would strike twice, and 30 years apart?!

hahahaha

[Spitfire of ATJ]

9. Since he taught classes it's likely he would do a brush stroke and a student would follow.

[Omaha Steve]

17. Goes on display 5-5-14

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024907270

[appalachiablue]

18. Thanks for the great OP Steve. Rembrandt Rocks! after all these centuries.