Lot 68
  • 68

Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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Description

  • Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
  • Old Bearded Man in a High Fur Cap, with Eyes Closed (B., Holl. 290; New Holl. 148; H. 130)
  • etching
  • sheet: 112 by 104mm 4 1/2 by 4 1/8 in
Etching, a fine, strong impression of the only state, New Hollstein's second state (of four), on paper with part of an Arms of Amsterdam watermark (cf. Hinterding D-d-a), framed

Condition

Trimmed on the platemark at top and bottom, with a thread margin in places at right and left, the rounded platemark at bottom left with a thread margin, in good condition, soft creasing at the upper sheet corners and minor paper thinning towards the upper sheet edge due to old mounting, framed.
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