Rembrandt painting found in attic sells for more than a million dollars in US

The painting had been in private family ownership since the 1920s
Portrait of a Girl, by the Dutch artist Rembrandt, sold at auction for $1.4 million (Thomaston Place Auction Galleries via AP)

Portrait of a Girl, by the Dutch artist Rembrandt, sold at auction for $1.4 million (Thomaston Place Auction Galleries via AP)

A Rembrandt discovered in an attic has sold for $1.4 million (€1.27 million).

The 17th century painting, Portrait Of A Girl, by Dutch artist Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn was discovered by art appraiser and auctioneer Kaja Veilleux in an attic in an estate in Camden, Maine.

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