ID 1071768
Lot 51 | REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)
Estimate value
£ 120 000 – 180 000
Jan Lutma, Goldsmith
etching with engraving and drypoint
1656
on laid paper, watermark Foolscap with seven-pointed Collar (Hinterding A.b)
a superb and very atmospheric impression of this important portrait
first state (of five)
printing with exceptional chiaroscuro effects, with rich velvety burr throughout
with a subtle, warm plate tone and small, selectively wiped highlights on the collar and elsewhere
with wide margins
in very good condition
Plate 228 x 176 mm.
Sheet 249 x 198 mm.
Provenance
Henry Studdy Theobald (1847-1934), London (Lugt 1375); his sale, H.G. Gutekunst, Stuttgart, 12-14 May 1910, lot 693 ('Abdruck von unübertrefflicher Schönheit und Frische des 1. Zustandes auf Schellenkappepapier, tadellos erhalten und mit breitem Rand. Eins der schönsten bekannten Exemplare und in diesem frühen Zustand von allergrösster Seltenheit.') (Mk. 28,000; to Colnaghi; this impression cited in Lugt).
With P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., London (without their stocknumber).
Albert William Scholle (1860-1917), San Francisco & New York (Lugt 2923a).
Charles C. Cunningham Jr. (b. 1934), Boston (Lugt 4684).
Sam Josefowitz; acquired from the above in 1980 (through Robert M. Light); then by descent to the present owners.
Literature
Bartsch, Hollstein 276; Hind 290; New Hollstein 293 (this impression cited)
Stogdon 118
Exhibited
Les Musées d'Art et d'Histoire, Cabinet des Éstampes. Geneva, États & Achèvement dans la Gravure du XVI au XX Siècle, 1986.
Artist: | Rembrandt van Rijn (1606 - 1669) |
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Applied technique: | Drypoint, Engraving |
Art style: | Old Masters |
Genre: | Portrait |
Artist: | Rembrandt van Rijn (1606 - 1669) |
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Applied technique: | Drypoint, Engraving |
Art style: | Old Masters |
Genre: | Portrait |
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