A Rembrandt discovered in an attic sold for $1.4 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. A label on the back of the frame noted that it was loaned to the Philadelphia Museum of Art for an exhibition in 1970.

�On house calls, we often go in blind, not knowing what we�ll find,� he said in a statement. �The home was filled with wonderful pieces but it was in the attic, among stacks of art, that we found this remarkable portrait.�

Rembrandt, born in 1606, was a prolific artist who focused on a variety of subjects, from portraits to landscapes to historical and biblical scenes.

�Portrait of a Girl� was painted on an oak panel and mounted in a hand-carved gold Dutch frame, said Veilleux.

An auction by Thomaston Place Auction Galleries yielded a fierce competition on Aug. 24, he said. In the end, a European collector paid $1.41 million for the painting.

(AP)