REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN | Panorama near Bloemendael showing the Saxenburg Estate ('The Goldweigher's Field') (B., Holl. 234; New Holl. 257; H. 249)

Etching and drypoint, 1651, a very good, atmospheric impression of New Hollstein’s only state, printing with the vertical polishing scratches in the sky, delicate tone, and traces of burr most noticeably in the foreground, on paper with a partial Paschal Lamb watermark (cf. Hinterding A.a), framed

Ex coll. Fürst von Liechtenstein (Lugt 4398); from whom acquired by Baron van Dedem.

With narrow margins, in generally good condition, areas of the borderline touched in with pen and ink, some minute, inconspicuous touches of pen and ink in the subject (only visible upon close inspection), a pale stain mainly visible in the sky at centre, a minute repair in the upper left margin, small areas of slight paper thinning at the extreme sheet edges, framed. (A vertical printer's crease at the lower sheet edge measuring approx. 3.5cm).
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Rembrandt imbued the technique of etching with a sense of spontaneity, which is most visible in the relaxed and freehand quality of line in this sweeping landscape. His experimental and distinctively tactile approach to printmaking is perhaps most evident in the effects of light and atmosphere, skilfully rendered here in the sky.  The vertical wiping of the inked plate perfectly captures the ethereal quality of misting rain.