Exhibition of Rembrandt's Portrait of the Artist's Son Titus
May 25 – December 05, 1965
THIS EXHIBITION IS NO LONGER ON VIEW AT THE NATIONAL GALLERY.
Overview: The portrait by Rembrandt was on loan from the Norton Simon Foundation. It had been purchased at auction in London on March 19, for $2.2 million, at that time the second highest price ever paid for a painting (Rembrandt's Aristotle brought $2.3 million). After 6 months on view, the painting left the Gallery secretly for the escorted flight to Los Angeles, wrapped as a Christmas present with a card reading "To Mother."
Image: Installation view of Exhibition of Rembrandt's Portrait of the Artist's Son Titus, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., Gallery Archives
Attendance: 328010
Related Artists
- Rembrandt van Rijn
- Dutch
- , 1606 - 1669