Lot 37
Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669)
Nude man seated and another standing, with a woman and baby lightly etched in the background
Estimate: £6,000 - 8,000
Description
Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669)
Nude man seated and another standing, with a woman and baby lightly etched in the background
Etching, circa 1646, a good impression of New Hollstein's first state (of eight) on laid paper with watermark of Strasbourg Lily [cf. Hinterding G.c. 2, dateable to c.1646-1648], sheet 188 x 129 mm (7 3/8 x 5 1/8 in), small margins, upper edge trimmed just within the platemark, careful repair to small loss in the lower right corner, small repairs to chest and head of seated man, other small repairs to upper left and right quadrants, minor spotting (unframed)
Literature:
Bartsch 194; New Hollstein 233 i/viii
Description
Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669)
Nude man seated and another standing, with a woman and baby lightly etched in the background
Etching, circa 1646, a good impression of New Hollstein's first state (of eight) on laid paper with watermark of Strasbourg Lily [cf. Hinterding G.c. 2, dateable to c.1646-1648], sheet 188 x 129 mm (7 3/8 x 5 1/8 in), small margins, upper edge trimmed just within the platemark, careful repair to small loss in the lower right corner, small repairs to chest and head of seated man, other small repairs to upper left and right quadrants, minor spotting (unframed)
Literature:
Bartsch 194; New Hollstein 233 i/viii