ID 1071816
Lot 48 | REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)
Estimate value
£ 10 000 – 15 000
Old Woman sleeping
etching
circa 1636
on laid paper, without watermark
a very fine, strong and luminous impression of this rare print
printing with great clarity, contrasts and depth
with small margins
in very good condition
Plate 69 x 52 mm.
Sheet 75 x 58 mm.
Provenance
Lensbaron Frederik Marcus Rosenørn-Lehn (1867-1951), Oreby, Denmark (without mark and not in Lugt); probably by descent from his father Christian Conrad (1827-1899); his sale, Winkel & Magnussen, Copenhagen, 1931, lot 207 ('Brilliant impression with small margins. Slightly torn at left corner at top') (Kr. 360; to Colnaghi).
With P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., London (with their stocknumber C.20680 in pencil verso).
With Harlow, McDonald & Co., New York (probably with their stocknumber M3891 in pencil verso); acquired from the above.
James H. Lockhart (1912-2002), Pittsburgh and Geneseo, New York (Lugt 4387); presumably sold privately after 1959.
With C. G. Boerner, Düsseldorf (with their stocknumber 7810 in pencil verso).
With Robert M. Light, Boston.
With August Laube, Zurich (with their stocknumber 30980 in pencil verso); possibly on consignment from the above.
Sam Josefowitz; acquired from the above in 1978; then by descent to the present owners.
Literature
Bartsch, Hollstein 350; Hind 129; New Hollstein 160 (this impression cited)
Stogdon 136
| 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 |
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