Aristotle Contemplating the Bust of Homer
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With that kind of money, the museum often second-bids the Met, as in the case of Rembrandt's $2.3 million Aristotle Contemplating the Bust of Homer in 1961, frequently top-bids it.
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The Met's $2,300,000 Rembrandt, Aristotle Contemplating the Bust of Homer, is still top draw.
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To most people visiting the Met, Rembrandt's Aristotle Contemplating the Bust of Homer, bought amid vast publicity in 1961 for $2.3 million, is still "the two-million-dollar Rembrandt."
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Among the paintings was Rembrandt's Aristotle Contemplating the Bust of Homer, which bears the unhappy nickname of "The Million-Dollar Rembrandt."
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He bought and sold Rembrandt's Aristotle Contemplating the Bust of Homer three times, always handled, as his motto affirmed, "nothing but recognized masterpieces."
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