ID 1422623
Lot 1 | REMBRANDT HARMENSZ VAN RIJN (1606-1669)
Estimate value
$ 15 000 – 20 000
The Angel Appearing to the Shepherds
etching, engraving and drypoint, on laid paper, with partial foolscap watermark, 1634, a very good lifetime impression, New Hollstein's third state (of six), printing with considerable contrast and clarity, even in the finest lines, with thread margins, in generally very good condition, framed
Sheet: 10 3/8 x 8 ¾ in. (264 x 222 mm.)
Provenance
Ch. Jacquin, with his stamp (L.1397a)
Literature
The Illustrated Bartsch: Rembrandt Harmensz. Van Rijn, Bartsch, Hollstein 44; A Catalogue of Rembrandt's Etchings, Hind, 120; Dutch and Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts: Rembrandt van Rijn, New Hollstein 125; Etchings by Rembrandt from the Collection of Felix Somary, Stogdon 12
| Artist: | Rembrandt van Rijn (1606 - 1669) |
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| Applied technique: | Etching |
| Medium: | Plastic |
| Art style: | Old Masters |
| Genre: | Allegory |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, Europe, The Netherlands |
| Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Prints & Multiples |
| Artist: | Rembrandt van Rijn (1606 - 1669) |
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| Applied technique: | Etching |
| Medium: | Plastic |
| Art style: | Old Masters |
| Genre: | Allegory |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, Europe, The Netherlands |
| Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Prints & Multiples |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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