Old Master Prints
Old Master Prints
Property of a Private American Collector
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
A Scholar in his Study ('Faust')
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 GBP
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Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
1606 - 1669
A Scholar in his Study ('Faust')
etching, engraving and drypoint on fine laid paper
circa 1652
a very fine impression of New Hollstein’s first state (of seven), printing with clarity and rich burr, particularly on the curtain at left and the sitter’s cloak, and with dramatic contrasts, the highlights on the head of the sitter, the window and the shining disk accentuated by the pure white laid support
sheet: 210 by 160 mm. 8¼ by 6¼ in.
Princes of Liechtenstein (until 1959)
Donald A. Karshan
Kimbell Art Foundation, Fort Worth, Texas, sale, New York (Sotheby’s), 15th May 1987, lot 56
Bartsch, Hollstein, New Hollstein 270
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