Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn

2 Sheets: A Peasant Calling out: 'Tis Vinnich Kout' – A Peasant Replying 'Dats Niet'
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2 Bll.: Stehender Bauer mit der Beischrift „tis vinnich kout“ (Es
2 Bll.: Stehender Bauer mit der Beischrift „tis vinnich kout“ (Es
2 Bll.: Stehender Bauer mit der Beischrift „tis vinnich kout“ (Es
2 Bll.: Stehender Bauer mit der Beischrift „tis vinnich kout“ (Es
2 Bll.: Stehender Bauer mit der Beischrift „tis vinnich kout“ (Es
2 Bll.: Stehender Bauer mit der Beischrift „tis vinnich kout“ (Es
Artist
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
Etching on laid paper, watermark fragment Basel Crosier (Hinterding B.a.a.) (1). (1634) (2). 11.4 x 4.4 cm and 11.4 x 4 cm (sheet).
Further information
Bartsch 177 and 178; White/Boon 177 and 178; Hinterding/Rutgers (The New Hollstein) 131 and 132 (only state).
Provenance
Heneage Finch, 5th Earl of Aylesford (1786-1859), London and Packington Hall, Warwickshire, verso with the collector's stamp (Lugt 58) (2); Dr. August Sträter (1810-1897), Aix-la-Chapelle, verso with the collector's stamp (Lugt 787) (2); Siegfried Barden (1854-1917), Hamburg, verso with the collector's stamps (Lugt 2756 and 218) (2); Sotheby's, London, 27 September 2011, lot 38.
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Etching on laid paper, watermark fragment Basel Crosier (Hinterding B.a.a.) (1). (1634) (2). 11.4 x 4.4 cm and 11.4 x 4 cm (sheet).

Very fine, sharp impressions of the only states. These two narrow, interrelated etchings revisit the theme and style of Rembrandt’s beggar studies from around 1630, but with a freer, more confident hand. Inspired by two small engravings by Hans Sebald Beham from 1542 (Bartsch 188, 189) – where a similar dialogue unfolds between two peasants – Rembrandt transposes the encounter to a sparsely suggested frozen Dutch landscape. The figures, ragged and wandering, are interpreted as contemporary embodiments of Heraclitus and Democritus – the philosophers of sorrow and laughter. Thread margins. – Light foxing. Thinned along the edges, with a few small tears in the margins, professionally closed with transparent paper. Otherwise in good condition.