Description
Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669)
The Return of the Prodigal Son
Etching, 1636, a very good impression of New Hollstein's first state (of three) before any rework by the Basan workshop, with some small areas with touches of brush and grey ink, printed on laid paper with partial fleur-de-lis watermark, trimmed on or just within the platemark, sheet 160 x 138 mm (6 1/4 x 5 3/8 in), sheet with carefully repaired tear running into the image from the upper centre edge and laid on to fine tissue, tipped onto 19th century collector's mount with ruled brown ink borders, (unframed)
Literature:
Hind 147; NH 159 i/iii
Lot 23
Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) The Return of the Prodigal Son
Hammer Price: £4,200
Description
Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669)
The Return of the Prodigal Son
Etching, 1636, a very good impression of New Hollstein's first state (of three) before any rework by the Basan workshop, with some small areas with touches of brush and grey ink, printed on laid paper with partial fleur-de-lis watermark, trimmed on or just within the platemark, sheet 160 x 138 mm (6 1/4 x 5 3/8 in), sheet with carefully repaired tear running into the image from the upper centre edge and laid on to fine tissue, tipped onto 19th century collector's mount with ruled brown ink borders, (unframed)
Literature:
Hind 147; NH 159 i/iii