National Gallery Pays $10M For Bagpipe Player

“After a week of rumor and speculation, the National Gallery of Art in Washington confirmed that it was the buyer of Bagpipe Player in Profile, a 1624 painting by the Dutch master Hendrick ter Brugghen. Richard Feigen, a New York dealer, purchased the painting at Sotheby’s New York sale on Jan. 29 for $10.2 million.”