REMBRANDT VAN RIJN Bald Old Man with a Short Beard, in Profile Right....
REMBRANDT VAN RIJN
Bald Old Man with a Short Beard, in Profile Right.
Etching, circa 1635. 61x52 mm; 2½x2¼ inches. Usticke's second state (of 2); New Hollstein's second state (of 2). Trimmed on or just inside the plate mark. A very good, crisp and early impression of this scarce etching, with all the details distinct.
According to Biörklund, "The earliest impressions show very uneven plate edges, later they were made even and slightly bevelled." According the Usticke, "A very rare small sketch."
Bartsch 306; Biörklund 35-6; Hollstein (White and Boon) 306; New Hollstein 147.
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REMBRANDT VAN RIJN
Bald Old Man with a Short Beard, in Profile Right.
Etching, circa 1635. 61x52 mm; 2½x2¼ inches. Usticke's second state (of 2); New Hollstein's second state (of 2). Trimmed on or just inside the plate mark. A very good, crisp and early impression of this scarce etching, with all the details distinct.
According to Biörklund, "The earliest impressions show very uneven plate edges, later they were made even and slightly bevelled." According the Usticke, "A very rare small sketch."
Bartsch 306; Biörklund 35-6; Hollstein (White and Boon) 306; New Hollstein 147.
