ID 793313
Lot 223 | REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)
Estimate value
£ 4 000 – 6 000
Old Man shading his Eyes with his Hand
etching and drypoint, circa 1639, on thin laid paper, without watermark, a good impression of the first state (of three), trimmed to or just inside the platemark, in good condition
Plate & Sheet 137 x 114 mm.
Provenance
Sir Byron Edmund Walker (1848-1924), Toronto.
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, inventory number 1482 (with their labels and deaccession stamp on the mount); bequeathed by the above and received in 1926.
Literature
Bartsch, Hollstein 259; Hind 169; New Hollstein 175
Special notice
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
| Artist: | Rembrandt van Rijn (1606 - 1669) |
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| Applied technique: | Etching |
| Art style: | Old Masters |
| Genre: | Portrait |
| Artist: | Rembrandt van Rijn (1606 - 1669) |
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| Applied technique: | Etching |
| Art style: | Old Masters |
| Genre: | Portrait |
| Address of auction |
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