Lot 88
  • 88

Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn 1606-1669

Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 GBP
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Description

  • Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
  • bald old man with a short beard, in profile right (b., holl. 306; h. 136; bb. 35-6)
  • 66 by 57mm; 2 9/16 by 2 1/4 in
  • 44 by 32mm; 1 3/4 by 1 1/4 in
Etching, circa 1635, a fine, early impression of this rare work, only state, with wide margins, surface dirt, otherwise in good condition; and head of an old man in high fur cap: bust (B., holl. 299; h. 135; bb. rej. 52), etching with drypoint, circa 1630, a fine impression of this extremely rare print, with strong horizontal wiping scratches, with narrow margins, in good condition

Provenance

B. 299 ex coll. Josef Camesina de Pomal (L. 429) and Dr. A. Sträter (L. 787)

Catalogue Note

B. 299 is not universally accepted as being by Rembrandt.