REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)
03.12.2025 15:00UTC +00:00
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ID 1514579
Lot 34 | REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)
Estimate value
5000GBP £ 5 000 – 7 000
The Circumcision: Small Plate
etching with drypoint
circa 1630
on laid paper, without watermark
a fine impression of this early little print
with burr on the head and upper body of the Christ child
with good contrasts, clarity and depth
trimmed to or on the platemark
in very good condition
Plate & Sheet 88 x 54 mm.
Provenance
Unidentified, indistinct inscription in pen and brown ink (not in Lugt).
Otto Gerstenberg (1848-1935), Berlin; inscribed by his secretary Montag with the deaccession number M. 220 in pencil verso (Lugt 1840c; see also Lugt 2785).
With Kennedy Galleries, New York.
Sam Josefowitz (Lugt 6094); acquired from the above in 1969; then by descent to the present owners.
Literature
Bartsch, Hollstein 48; Hind 19; New Hollstein 55 (this impression cited)
Stogdon p. 267
| Artist: | Rembrandt van Rijn (1606 - 1669) |
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| Applied technique: | Drypoint, Etching |
| Artist: | Rembrandt van Rijn (1606 - 1669) |
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| Applied technique: | Drypoint, Etching |
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