Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
Alte Frau mit um das Kinn geschlungenem Kopftuch
Artist
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
1606 Leiden - Amsterdam 1669
Further information
Bartsch 358; White/Boon 358 II (of II); Hinterding/Rutgers (The New Hollstein) 58 II (of II).
Provenance
Ludwig Maximilian Freiherr von Biegeleben (1812-72), Vienna, (Lugt 385);
Print Cabinet, National Gallery, Budapest (Lugt 2000).
Print Cabinet, National Gallery, Budapest (Lugt 2000).
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Description
A good impression of New Hollstein’s second (final) state with fine horizontal wiping scratches and the plate scratches manifest and sharp. With thread margins.
Rembrandt etched this old woman twice, wearing different clothes. They seem to be impromptu studies. This is due not only to the loose etching style, but certainly also to the singular way in which both images are cropped. Rembrandt did this by applying varnish to some areas of the small copper plates on which he had already drawn. – A barely noticeable vertical handle mark. On the reverse, in the lower left corner, there are brown spots, faintly showing through to the front. Verso, along the left edge with a mounting strip, otherwise in good condition.
Rembrandt etched this old woman twice, wearing different clothes. They seem to be impromptu studies. This is due not only to the loose etching style, but certainly also to the singular way in which both images are cropped. Rembrandt did this by applying varnish to some areas of the small copper plates on which he had already drawn. – A barely noticeable vertical handle mark. On the reverse, in the lower left corner, there are brown spots, faintly showing through to the front. Verso, along the left edge with a mounting strip, otherwise in good condition.