Overview
- The 17th-century canvas, titled "Kreuzigung Jesu Christi," fetched €2.94 million at Osenat on Sunday, beating its €1–2 million estimate.
- Jean‑Pierre Osenat found the work last year during an inventory of a Paris townhouse slated for sale.
- German Rubens specialist Nils Büttner examined the painting and affirmed the attribution.
- X‑ray imaging and pigment analysis were conducted, and the work was described as very well preserved.
- The roughly 106-by-73-centimeter painting, dated to around 1613, shows the crucified Jesus with Jerusalem in the background and has provenance including 19th‑century ownership by William Bouguereau.