Lot 5
Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669)
Self-Portrait etching at a Window
Hammer Price: £4,000
Description
Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669)
Self-Portrait etching at a Window
Etching, drypoint and burin, 1648, but a later impression of New Hollstein's eighth state (of nine), well inked and printing clearly with contrasts, on cream laid paper without watermark, platemark 158 x 131 mm (6 1/4 x 5 1/4 in), sheet 161 x 133 mm (6 3/8 x 5 1/4 in) (unframed)
Literature:
Hind 229; New Hollstein 240 viii/ix
Description
Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669)
Self-Portrait etching at a Window
Etching, drypoint and burin, 1648, but a later impression of New Hollstein's eighth state (of nine), well inked and printing clearly with contrasts, on cream laid paper without watermark, platemark 158 x 131 mm (6 1/4 x 5 1/4 in), sheet 161 x 133 mm (6 3/8 x 5 1/4 in) (unframed)
Literature:
Hind 229; New Hollstein 240 viii/ix