REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)
03.12.2025 15:00UTC +00:00
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ID 1514599
Lot 32 | REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)
Estimate value
7000GBP £ 7 000 – 10 000
The Adoration of the Shepherds: A Night Piece
etching, engraving and drypoint
circa 1657
on laid paper, with an unidentified watermark (probably Miscellanous, see Hinterding A.zz.)
a very good impression of the ninth state (of eleven)
printing very sharply and darkly, with intense contrasts
with touches of burr on the pillow, the book page and elsewhere
with small margins
in very good condition
Plate 149 x 195 mm.
Sheet 153 x 199 mm.
Provenance
Unidentified, initials HB (?) in pencil verso (not in Lugt).
Charles Delanglade (1870-1952), Marseille (Lugt 660).
With August Laube Kunsthandel, Zurich.
Sam Josefowitz (Lugt 6094); acquired from the above in 1969; then by descent to the present owners.
Literature
Bartsch, Hollstein 46; Hind 255; New Hollstein 300 (this impression cited)
Stogdon p. 266
| 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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