Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, circa 1631 Leiden 1606 - 1669 Amsterdam

Estimate

6,000 - 8,000 EUR

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Description

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
The artist's mother seated at a table, looking right: three quarter length (B.343/II)
signed centre right: RHL (in compendium) . f.
Etching on paper

Catalogue Note

according to Rovinski and Hind [1], there is possibly another state between state I and II. This state shows a black spot at the end of the sitter's nose, due to a mark on the plate. This spot was removed by hand from some impressions of the second state. A second line is already visible at the end of her nose in the unique impression of the first state. The third state reveals that the plate was cut into an oval, as took place after Rembrandt's death [2].

[1]. See D. Rovinski, L'Oeuvre gravé de Rembrandt's, St. Petersburg 1890 and A.M. Hind, A catalogue of Rembrandt's etchings, London 1923.
[2]. See G. Biörklund, Rembrandt's etchings: true or false, Stockholm/London/Paris 1955.