Bust of an old bearded Man, looking down, three Quarters right

Name: REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)
Brand: Bust of an old bearded Man, looking down, three Quarters right
Price: 9000.00 GBP
Availability: SoldOut

Price Realised GBP 11,250

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REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)

Bust of an old bearded Man, looking down, three Quarters right

Price Realised GBP 11,250

REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)
Bust of an old bearded Man, looking down, three Quarters right
etching with engraving, 1631, on laid paper, without watermark, a very good impression of New Hollstein's second or third state (of three)

Sheet 123 x 102 mm.

Samuel Solomonovitsch Scheikevitch (1842-1908), Moscow and Paris (Lugt 2367); his sale, Danlos, Paris, 24-28 May 1910, lot 814 (part lot with one other print, 'très belles épreuves').

Bartsch, Hollstein 260; Hind 47; New Hollstein 84

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Lot Essay

As stated in New Hollstein, the difference between the second and the third (final) states of the etching is the cutting down of the plate at right by 11 mm., removing the last two digits of the date. As the present sheet has been trimmed into the subject at right, it is not possible to conclusively determine the state of the etching.

However, it is our opinion that the present impression is likely to be of the second state, due to the presence of the s-shaped scratch, visible in the second state and apparently not present in the third.