REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)
03.12.2025 15:00UTC +00:00
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ID 1514567
Lot 25 | REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)
Estimate value
8000GBP £ 8 000 – 12 000
David in Prayer
etching and drypoint
1652
on firm Japan paper
a fine, warm and atmospheric impression of the first state (of three)
printing clearly yet softly
with good contrasts and tiny touches of burr on the bedcover
with thread margins, an added borderline in places
generally in very good condition
Plate 140 x 94 mm.
Sheet 141 x 95 mm.
Provenance
Richard Dawnay, 10th Viscount Downe (1903-1965), Wykeham Abbey, Yorkshire (without stamp, see Lugt 719a); his posthumous sale, Sotheby's, London, 26 November 1970, lot 46 (to 'Blackboard').
With Paul Prouté, Paris.
Sam Josefowitz (Lugt 6094); acquired from the above in 1978; then by descent to the present owners.
Literature
Bartsch, Hollstein 41; Hind 258; New Hollstein 268 (this impression cited)
Stogdon 10
| Artist: | Rembrandt van Rijn (1606 - 1669) |
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| Applied technique: | Drypoint, Etching |
| Art style: | Old Masters |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, Europe, The Netherlands |
| Artist: | Rembrandt van Rijn (1606 - 1669) |
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| Applied technique: | Drypoint, Etching |
| Art style: | Old Masters |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, Europe, The Netherlands |
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