Most expensive painting by Rembrandt sold at auction

The most expensive painting by the Dutch Old Master Rembrandt Van Rijn to be sold at auction is Portrait of a Man, Half-length, With his Arms Akimbo, sold at Christie’s in London, UK, on 8 December 2009, for £20 m ($28.5 m). The painting is oil on canvas and was produced in 1658. The winning bid was placed over the telephone by an anonymous customer, believed by industry insiders to be Las Vegas casino owner Stephen A Wynn.

The auction was part of a sale of Old Masters and 19th-century art that raised in excess of £68 m ($97 m).

The most expensive painting sold was Head of a Muse by Italian artist Raphael, which raised £29.2 m ($41.6 m).

Another painting, Saint John the Evangelist by Italian Baroque artist Domenichino, sold for £9.2 m ($13.1 m).