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REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)

Lot 22
23.10.2024 13:00UTC -05:00
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ID 1303436
Lot 22 | REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)
Estimate value
$ 150 000 – 250 000
REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)
Jan Lutma, Goldsmith
etching with engraving and drypoint
1656
on laid paper, without watermark
a superb, very atmospheric impression of the first state (of five)
printing with rich, velvety burr throughout and a light, warm plate tone, carefully wiped to reveal the collar shirt sleeve and other highlights
with small margins
in very good condition
Plate: 7 ¾ x 5 7/8 in. (198 x 149 mm.)
Sheet: 8 3/16 x 6 ¼ in. (208 x 158 mm.)




Provenance

Ambroise Firmin-Didot (1790-1876), Paris (Lugt 119).
Valentin Weisbach (1843-1899), Berlin (Lugt 2539b); then by descent to his son Werner Weisbach (1873-1953), Berlin and Basel (without his mark, see Lugt 2659a); his anonymous sale, Gutekunst & Klipstein, Bern, 11 March 1954, lot 255 ('Herrlicher Frühdruck in selten harmonischer Wirkung, mit starker, doch nicht überladen durchdringender Gratwirkung, tiefschwarz, aber transparent in allen Feinheiten und Schattenpartien
(...) Eine der Kostbarkeiten der Sammlung') (Fr. 24.500; this impression cited in Lugt).
Dr Otto Schäfer (1912-2000), Schweinfurt (Lugt 5881); his sale, The Dr Otto Schäfer Collection of Rembrandt Etchings, Sotheby's, New York, 13 May 1993, lot 55 ($ 189,500; to Artemis).
With David Carritt (Artemis Fine Arts), London.
Alan and Marianne Schwartz Collection, Detroit; acquired from the above in 1995 (partly in exchange for a second state-impression); then by descent to the present owners.



Literature

Bartsch, Hollstein 276; Hind 290; New Hollstein 293
Artist:Rembrandt van Rijn (1606 - 1669)
Applied technique:Etching
Art style:Old Masters
Genre:Portrait
Place of origin:Western Europe, Europe, The Netherlands
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