Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
Die Landschaft mit der saufenden Kuh
Artist
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
1606 Leiden - Amsterdam 1669
Further information
Bartsch 237; White/Boon 237 II (of II); Hinterding/Rutgers (The New Hollstein) 251 II (of V).
Provenance
Friedrich Quiring (1886 –?), verso with the collector's stamp (Lugt 1041c);
Dr. Julius Elischer von Thurzóbánya (1846–1909), verso with the collector's stamp (Lugt 824).
Dr. Julius Elischer von Thurzóbánya (1846–1909), verso with the collector's stamp (Lugt 824).
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Description
A very fine, early lifetime impression of New Hollstein's second state (of five), with much burr and many horizontal wiping scratches ("rainy sky"), printed with considerable tone. This impression is characterised by additional shading around the drinking cow, which enhances her three-dimensionality and emphasises her presence within the composition.
In the left background, a hill rises, at the foot of which lies a cottage that provides a solid point of reference for the scene. A canal runs through the foreground and curves into the right background. To the right of the house, cows graze in a meadow.
In the right foreground, a cow bends toward the water to drink from the canal - a motif that enlivens the composition. In front of the cottage lies a boat in which a man is bent forward, busily working, and which subtly introduces the human element. With narrow margins. – In good condition.
In the left background, a hill rises, at the foot of which lies a cottage that provides a solid point of reference for the scene. A canal runs through the foreground and curves into the right background. To the right of the house, cows graze in a meadow.
In the right foreground, a cow bends toward the water to drink from the canal - a motif that enlivens the composition. In front of the cottage lies a boat in which a man is bent forward, busily working, and which subtly introduces the human element. With narrow margins. – In good condition.