ID 793322
Lot 203 | REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)
Estimate value
£ 25 000 – 35 000
Abraham and Isaac
etching with engraving, 1645, on laid paper, without watermark, a fine impression of the first state (of two), printing very clearly, with good contrasts and a light plate tone in the lower subject, with thread margins at left and above, trimmed on the platemark but outside the borderline at right and below, in very good condition
Plate 155 x 127 mm.
Sheet 157 x 128 mm.
Provenance
Dr Friedrich Andreas Lieberg (1898 - after 1965), Kassel, Milan, Buenos Aires (Lugt 1681ter); his posthumous sale, Kornfeld, Bern, 21 June 1979, lot 13 ('Ausgezeichneter, fein ausgewogener Frühdruck mit stark rauh zeichnenden Plattenkanten.') (CHF 10,000).
With Colnaghi & Co., London (with their stocknumber C 24393 in pencil verso).
Literature
Bartsch, Hollstein 34; Hind 214; New Hollstein 224
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 |
Artist: | Rembrandt van Rijn (1606 - 1669) |
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Applied technique: | Etching |
Art style: | Old Masters |
Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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