Rubens’ Portrait of a Lady to be auctioned in Warsaw, March 17

A portrait of a lady painted by Peter Paul Rubens between 1620 and 1625 will be auctioned in Warsaw on March 17 with an estimate of $4.5 million-$6 million. Image courtesy of the DESA Unicum auction house
A portrait of a lady painted by Peter Paul Rubens between 1620 and 1625 will be auctioned in Warsaw on March 17 with an estimate of $4.5 million-$6 million. Image courtesy of the DESA Unicum auction house
A portrait of a lady painted by Peter Paul Rubens between 1620 and 1625 will be auctioned in Warsaw on March 17 with an estimate of $4.5 million-$6 million. Image courtesy of the DESA Unicum auction house

WARSAW, Poland (AP) – Peter Paul Rubens’ 17th-century masterpiece Portrait of a Lady will be offered to the highest bidder on March 17 at DESA Unicum auction house in Poland. The Flemish master’s oil-on-canvas portrait of a dark-haired woman in a rich black velvet dress has an estimated value of 18 million to 24 million zlotys ($4.5 million-$6 million).

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