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| Christie's sets new world record for a Rembrandt print as Josefowitz Collection Sale achieves $11.4 million |
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Richard Lloyd, Deputy Chairman Prints and Auctioneer, selling Rembrandt van Rijn's Arnout Tholinx, Inspector (circa 1656) for £3,100,000, the new world auction record for an Old Master print.
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LONDON.- On 3 December 2025, The Sam Josefowitz Collection: Graphic Masterpieces by Rembrandt van Rijn, Part III live sale at Christie's London realised £8,621,579/ $11,406,349/ 9,785,492, with sellthrough rates of 99% by value and 98% by lot.
Arnout Tholinx, Inspector (circa 1656) achieved the highest price for an Old Master print at auction.It was also the top selling lot of the evening and set a new world auction record for a Rembrandt print, selling for £3,100,000. This work was last sold at Christie's London exactly one hundred and one years ago, and no other example had appeared on the market since.
69% of lots sold above high estimate.
The sale achieved multiple subject-specific auction record prices, many of which were among the top results:
Arnout Tholinx, Inspector (circa 1656) £3,100,000 world auction record for an Old Master Print and new world auction record for a Rembrandt print
Christ presented to the People ('Ecce Homo') (1655) £952,500
Christ healing the Sick ('The Hundred Guilder Print') (circa 1648) £698,500 world auction record for this subject
A Scholar in his Study ('Faust') (circa 1652) £361,950 world auction record for this subject
The Flight into Egypt: a Night Piece (1651) £355, 600 world auction record for this subject
Tim Schmelcher, International Specialist, Prints and Multiples, Christie's London: We are thrilled with the exceptional results achieved tonight and across all three dedicated sales of Graphic Masterpieces by Rembrandt van Rijn from The Sam Josefowitz Collection. The new world auction record achieved by Arnout Tholinx, Inspector the highest price realised by an Old Master print at auction and a new world auction record for a Rembrandt print - is a landmark achievement for Christie's. These results are a powerful affirmation of the extraordinary strength of the prints market, highlighting both the enduring appeal of Rembrandt's genius in printmaking and a testament to the late Sam Josefowitz's unparallelled connoisseurship.
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