Self-Portrait in a Cloak with a falling Collar: Bust (B., Holl. 15; H. 63)

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Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
Self-Portrait in a Cloak with a falling Collar: Bust (B., Holl. 15; H. 63)
etching, 1631, fourth state (of five), with the re-work, a fine impression of this rare print, with tone, narrow margins on three sides, generally in very good condition
P. 64 x 55 mm., S. 68 x 60 mm.

Provenance

Dr. W. A. Ackermann (L. 791).

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Lot Essay

Several of Rembrandt's early plates were collaborations with Jan van Vliet, who probably completed and printed them under the master's instruction. One can speculate that they started as rather quick, sketchy experiments in depicting emotion, after which they were turned into more commercial, fully worked-up compositions. The present work is likely to be just such a collaborative effort, and no impressions with Rembrandt's hand alone are known.

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