ID 1071761
Lot 14 | REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)
Estimate value
£ 25 000 – 35 000
Abraham caressing Isaac
etching
circa 1637
on laid paper, watermark fragment, probably Basel Crosier
a very fine, early impression of the first state (of three)
printing very sharply, with remarkable clarity even in the finest lines and great contrasts
with a subtle plate tone and very light vertical wiping marks
with narrow margins
in very good condition
Plate 118 x 90 mm.
Sheet 122 x 92 mm.
Provenance
Unidentified, Dutch inscription in pencil verso (not in Lugt).
Unidentified, paraphe in brown ink verso (not in Lugt).
With Paul Prouté, Paris.
Sam Josefowitz; acquired from the above in 1972; then by descent to the present owners.
Literature
Bartsch, Hollstein 33; Hind 148; New Hollstein 165 (this impression cited)
Stogdon 5
| Artist: | Rembrandt van Rijn (1606 - 1669) |
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| Art style: | Old Masters |
| Artist: | Rembrandt van Rijn (1606 - 1669) |
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| Art style: | Old Masters |
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