ID 1071794
Lot 33 | REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)
Estimate value
£ 80 000 – 120 000
Saint Francis beneath a Tree praying
etching and drypoint
1657
on laid paper, watermark Name of Jesus (Hinterding B.a.b.)
a brilliant impression of this rare print
second, final state
printing very richly, with abundant burr, particularly on the cross, tree and foliage
with selectively wiped plate tone and remarkable relief
with small margins
in very good condition
Plate 179 x 244 mm.
Sheet 183 x 248 mm.
Provenance
Hans Freiherr von und zu Aufsess (1801-1872), Aufsess and Nuremberg (Lugt 2749).
Private Collection, New Zealand.
With C. G. Boerner, Düsseldorf; their catalogue, Gedruckte Kunst von Schongauer bis Goya, Neue Lagerliste 88, 1987, no. 44.
Sam Josefowitz; acquired from the above; then by descent to the present owners.
Literature
Bartsch, Hollstein 107; Hind 292; New Hollstein 299 (this impression cited)
Stogdon 57
| Artist: | Rembrandt van Rijn (1606 - 1669) |
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| Applied technique: | Drypoint |
| Art style: | Old Masters |
| Artist: | Rembrandt van Rijn (1606 - 1669) |
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| Applied technique: | Drypoint |
| Art style: | Old Masters |
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