How we proved a Rembrandt painting owned by the University of Pretoria was a fake
THE paintings of Dutch master Rembrandt van Rijn are displayed in prestigious art galleries in capital cities around the world. GERARD DE KAMPER, Chief Curator Collections, lecturer, PhD candidate, University of Pretoria ISABELLE MCGINN, Lecturer and conservator, University of Pretoria One – a small oil painting on a wood panel depicting the profile of an old man in a hat and cloak – made its way to South Africa in the late 1950s. It was part of an extensive collection belonging to a Dutch businessman, JA van Tilburg, who emigrated to the country. In 1976 the work was donated to…
