REMBRANDT VAN RIJN | Study of a Seated Mother, and Child in a High Chair
Details
Rembrandt van Rijn
1606 - 1669
STUDY OF A SEATED MOTHER, AND CHILD IN A HIGH CHAIR
Black chalk, within brown ink framing lines
89 x 92 mm; 3 ½ x 3 ⅝ in.
PROVENANCE
Sale, Paris, Christie’s, 16 December 2005, lot 201 (as Attributed to Rembrandt), when acquired by the present owner
CATALOGUE NOTE
Rembrandt was one of the greatest draughtsmen who has ever lived, with an unparalleled genius for conveying an immense amount of mood and feeling with only a very few, delicate strokes of the chalk or pen. In the middle of his career, he made a number of rapid sketches like this, exploring the relationship between mother and child. Generally, these were not made as studies for any painting, but simply as moving observations of humanity. Rembrandt’s drawings have been highly prized ever since his own lifetime, and most of his surviving works on paper are in major museum collections in Europe and the USA.
1606 - 1669
STUDY OF A SEATED MOTHER, AND CHILD IN A HIGH CHAIR
Black chalk, within brown ink framing lines
89 x 92 mm; 3 ½ x 3 ⅝ in.
PROVENANCE
Sale, Paris, Christie’s, 16 December 2005, lot 201 (as Attributed to Rembrandt), when acquired by the present owner
CATALOGUE NOTE
Rembrandt was one of the greatest draughtsmen who has ever lived, with an unparalleled genius for conveying an immense amount of mood and feeling with only a very few, delicate strokes of the chalk or pen. In the middle of his career, he made a number of rapid sketches like this, exploring the relationship between mother and child. Generally, these were not made as studies for any painting, but simply as moving observations of humanity. Rembrandt’s drawings have been highly prized ever since his own lifetime, and most of his surviving works on paper are in major museum collections in Europe and the USA.