ID 1071807
Lot 70 | REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)
Estimate value
£ 80 000 – 120 000
The Shell (Conus Marmoreus)
etching, engraving and drypoint
1650
on laid paper, partial watermark Foolscap
a fine impression of this very rare print
second state (of three)
with a thread margin below, trimmed on the platemark elsewhere
in very good condition
Plate & Sheet 97 x 132 mm.
Provenance
J. F. Linck (d. 1863), Berlin (Lugt 1685); inscribed in pen and ink ‘B. No. 159. – 2de Epr:/ De la plus grande rarété/ J. F. Linck 480’; his posthumous sale, R. Weigel, Leipzig, 14 May 1855 (and following days), lot 2773 (‘Die Muschel. qu.8. B. 159. Guter Abdruck dieses äusserst seltenen Blattes.’) (Th. 20; Cronstern).
Gabriel von Cronstern III (1783-1869), Schloss Nehmten, Schleswig-Hollstein; acquired at the above sale; then by descent in the family to the following.
The Counts of Plessen-Cronstern, their sale, Old Master Prints from a German Family of Title: Part II; Christie’s, London, 18 June 1992, lot 161 (£ 66,000).
Sam Josefowitz; acquired at the above sale; then by descent to the present owners.
Literature
Bartsch, Hollstein 159; Hind 248; New Hollstein 247 (this impression cited)
Stogdon 68
Artist: | Rembrandt van Rijn (1606 - 1669) |
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Applied technique: | Drypoint, Engraving |
Art style: | Old Masters |
Genre: | Still life |
Artist: | Rembrandt van Rijn (1606 - 1669) |
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Applied technique: | Drypoint, Engraving |
Art style: | Old Masters |
Genre: | Still life |
Address of auction |
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