Rembrandt in a red beret the vanishings and reappearances of a self-portrait Vanishings and reappearances of a self-portrait Rembrandt met rode baret. English Schwartz, Gary 1940- creator author. Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn 1606-1669 Schwartz, Loekie translator. Woolthuis, Laura translator. text bibliography History ne 2022 2022 monographic eng dut print 336 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps, portraits, plan, facsimiles ; 26 cm "[This book] follows the fortunes of a fascinating painting along two lines. First is the history of the painting as a precious collector's object, a story almost too unlikely to be true. In 1823 it was bought by the future King Willem II as one of his first purchases for the greatest collection of paintings ever assembled by a Dutch individual. For nearly a hundred years it remained with his heirs, coming to Weimar. Then, in 1921 it was stolen from the Weimar Museum, to turn up in 1945 in Dayton, Ohio, owned by a man who said he bought it in 1934 from a German sailor on the New York waterfront. What followed is revealed in this book for the first time, based on declassified U.S. government information. In 1947 the U.S. government seized the Rembrandt under such strict terms that 20 years later, when it wanted to return it to Germany, it was forced to go into legislative and diplomatic gymnastics to do so. Upon its return, an heir to the Weimar title sued for its restitution, and after seven years of one trial after another, she got it. She sold it in 1983 to the private collector who still owns it. Since 1921 it has been on public display only for 10 days in Dayton (1947) and 10 weeks in Washington (1967). The book also traces the critical history of the painting as a Rembrandt. In 1969 his authorship was disputed by Horst Gerson, an opinion that was seconded by the Rembrandt Research Project. Examining all the evidence and arguments, the eminent Rembrandt specialist Gary Schwartz comes to the conclusion that there is no reason not to accept the painting for what it looks like - a self-portrait of the great master, painted by his own hand"--Amazon. Gary Schwartz ; translation, Loekie Schwartz, Laura Woolthuis. Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-305) and index. Dutch edition published under the title: Rembrandt met rode baret. Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn 1606-1669 Self-portraits Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn 1606-1669 Art Provenance Art History and criticism Art Provenance Art Histoire et critique provenance (history of ownership) Self-portraits, Dutch Painting, Dutch Art thefts Criticism 1600-1699 fast ND653.R4 S3913 2022 700-9492 9789462585348 9462585342 9789462585171 9462585172 2023454544 pda,print ZCU 230113 20250318223525.6 in00005465440 eng