Lot 465
Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) The artist's mother, head and bust: Three quarters right, etching, 1628.
Hammer Price: £10,000
Description
Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) The artist's mother, head and bust: Three quarters right, etching, 1628, a good lifetime impression of this delicate subject on laid paper without watermark, New Hollstein's second state (of four) without the rework behind the sitter's head, and before the later strengthening with burin, sheet 70 x 67 mm. (2 3/4 x 2 3/4 in), thread margins, some minor surface dirt visible (unframed)
Provenance:
Property of a lady, Gloucestershire, UK
Literature:
Hind 1; New Hollstein 5 ii/iv
Description
Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) The artist's mother, head and bust: Three quarters right, etching, 1628, a good lifetime impression of this delicate subject on laid paper without watermark, New Hollstein's second state (of four) without the rework behind the sitter's head, and before the later strengthening with burin, sheet 70 x 67 mm. (2 3/4 x 2 3/4 in), thread margins, some minor surface dirt visible (unframed)
Provenance:
Property of a lady, Gloucestershire, UK
Literature:
Hind 1; New Hollstein 5 ii/iv