Grotesque Profile: Man in a high Cap

Details

REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)
Grotesque Profile: Man in a high Cap
etching, circa 1629, on laid paper, without watermark, a very good impression of New Hollstein’s fifth state (of six), with wide margins, in very good condition
Plate 37 x 25 mm., Sheet 56 x 45 mm.

Literature

Bartsch, Hollstein 326; Hind 68; New Hollstein 35

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Lot Essay

Previously placed within the category of prints by Rembrandt only known in later states reworked by an unknown pupil, Eric Hinterding has now firmly attributed the first five states of Man in a High Cap to the hand of the artist.

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