Lotto No. 8


Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn


(Leiden 1606–1669 Amsterdam) An old man with a cap, shading the eyes with his hand, c. 1639, etching, 13.8 x 11.5 cm, trimmed along the plate marks, rounded plate marks, very fine copy with a surface tone, the lines in the foreground partly fringed, with the fragment of a watermark (escutcheon), Bartsch 259, White and Boon 259 I (e) of III, mounted, unframed, (Sch)

A very rare and exceptional etching which was left unfinished and without signature and date (c. 1639). The plate which does not exist anymore, was acquired by an editor in Berlin and was complemented with a body and the background by the engraver G. F. Schmidt. A comparable impression from the unfinished original plate is preserved in the British Museum (BM 1843,0607.146). Literature: White, Chr. and Boon, K., Rembrandts etchings, Amsterdam 1969, Nr. 259, Hind 169; Exh. Cat. The Unfinished print. Meisterwerke unvollendeter Druckgraphik aus sechs Jahrhunderten, Frankfurt/Main, 2004/2005, Pl.1.

Esperta: Mag. Astrid-Christina Schierz Mag. Astrid-Christina Schierz
+43-1-515 60-546

astrid.schierz@dorotheum.at

02.06.2010 - 18:00

Prezzo realizzato: **
EUR 14.940,-
Stima:
EUR 7.000,- a EUR 10.000,-

Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn


(Leiden 1606–1669 Amsterdam) An old man with a cap, shading the eyes with his hand, c. 1639, etching, 13.8 x 11.5 cm, trimmed along the plate marks, rounded plate marks, very fine copy with a surface tone, the lines in the foreground partly fringed, with the fragment of a watermark (escutcheon), Bartsch 259, White and Boon 259 I (e) of III, mounted, unframed, (Sch)

A very rare and exceptional etching which was left unfinished and without signature and date (c. 1639). The plate which does not exist anymore, was acquired by an editor in Berlin and was complemented with a body and the background by the engraver G. F. Schmidt. A comparable impression from the unfinished original plate is preserved in the British Museum (BM 1843,0607.146). Literature: White, Chr. and Boon, K., Rembrandts etchings, Amsterdam 1969, Nr. 259, Hind 169; Exh. Cat. The Unfinished print. Meisterwerke unvollendeter Druckgraphik aus sechs Jahrhunderten, Frankfurt/Main, 2004/2005, Pl.1.

Esperta: Mag. Astrid-Christina Schierz Mag. Astrid-Christina Schierz
+43-1-515 60-546

astrid.schierz@dorotheum.at


Hotline dell'acquirente lun-ven: 10.00 - 17.00
kundendienst@dorotheum.at

+43 1 515 60 200
Asta: Disegni e stampe fino al 1900, acquerelli e miniature
Tipo d'asta: Asta in sala
Data: 02.06.2010 - 18:00
Luogo dell'asta: Wien | Palais Dorotheum
Esposizione: 27.05. - 02.06.2010


** Prezzo d'acquisto comprensivo di tassa di vendita e IVA

Non è più possibile effettuare un ordine di acquisto su Internet. L'asta è in preparazione o è già stata eseguita.