Pupil of Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
Tronie of a bearded man
Estimate:
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
The Property of a European Private Collector
Pupil of Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
Leyden 1606 – Amsterdam 1669
Tronie of a bearded man
oil on oak panel
unframed: 21.1 x 17.4 cm.; 8 3/8 x 6 7/8 in.
framed: 37 x 33 cm.; 14 5/8 x 13 in.
The small, oak panel is cradled, flat and stable. The paint surface is clean and the varnish is clear and even. The wood grain is visible in the more thinly painted areas. Inspection under ultraviolet light is impeded somewhat by the milky varnish, but appears to reveal very little intervention save for scattered, tiny retouchings, most notably at the top of the man's hair and in the centre of the upper and lower margins. In overall very good condition.
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The same model used for this tronie is found in the painting of similar dimensions (21.5 x 16.5 cm.), in the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden (inv. no. 1576), which bears a false signature and date: Rembrandt 1636.1 Dendrochronological analysis conducted by Prof. Dr. Peter Klein at the University of Hamburg has revealed an earliest felling date for this panel of 1625, concluding that it was most likely employed from a date of 1632 onwards.