ID 1071801
Lot 1 | REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)
Estimate value
£ 25 000 – 35 000
Self-Portrait leaning forward: Bust
etching
circa 1629
on laid paper, without watermark
a very fine impression of this extremely rare, early little portrait
third state (of five)
printing strongly and sharply
with fine vertical wiping marks
trimmed to the platemark
a few tiny, unobtrusive repairs
Plate & Sheet 43 x 40 mm.
Provenance
With Craddock & Barnard, London.
Captain Gordon W. Nowell-Usticke (1894-1978), Christiansted, St. Croix, Virgin Islands (without mark and not in Lugt); acquired from the above; his sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 31 October - 1 November 1967, lot 3 ('a very fine impression of this rare work') ($ 1,600; to Nathanson).
With Richard Nathanson, London.
Sam Josefowitz; acquired from the above in 1975; then by descent to the present owners.
Literature
Bartsch, Hollstein 5; Hind 36; New Hollstein 13 (this impression cited)
Stogdon 53
| Artist: | Rembrandt van Rijn (1606 - 1669) |
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| Art style: | Old Masters |
| Genre: | Portrait |
| Artist: | Rembrandt van Rijn (1606 - 1669) |
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| Art style: | Old Masters |
| Genre: | Portrait |
| Address of auction |
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