AMSTERDAM.- Sotheby’s Amsterdam Old Master Paintings sale on 30th November 2010 will feature An old bearded man by the Leiden fijnschilder Gerard Dou (1613 – 1675). This recently discovered and hitherto unrecorded little panel was part of a private collection for over 70 years and perfectly illustrates the artist’s talent for portraying a certain archetype of person in a highly finished style. Gerard Dou, the first and most famous pupil of Rembrandt van Rijn was, after his Master, the most acclaimed and best paid artist in the Dutch Golden Age. An old bearded man, circa 1660, is estimated to realise €150,000 – 200,000. Gerard Dou painted meticulous detailed genre scenes, tronies, and, occasionally, portraits. His works were built up with many thin layers and painted with fine, thin brushes, allowing for maximum accuracy that made his works so famous in his own day and beyond. Paintings by Gerard Dou a