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Bald Man with open Mouth, looking down: Bust
Details
REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669) AND WORKSHOP
Bald Man with open Mouth, looking down: Bust
etching and engraving
circa 1631
on laid paper, without watermark
a fine, rich and lightly tonal impression of this uncommon print
seventh, final state
printing sharply and darkly
with considerable inky relief and some ink smudges to the right of the man's temple
with thread margins or trimmed to the platemark
generally in good condition
Plate & Sheet 70 x 57 mm.
Bald Man with open Mouth, looking down: Bust
etching and engraving
circa 1631
on laid paper, without watermark
a fine, rich and lightly tonal impression of this uncommon print
seventh, final state
printing sharply and darkly
with considerable inky relief and some ink smudges to the right of the man's temple
with thread margins or trimmed to the platemark
generally in good condition
Plate & Sheet 70 x 57 mm.
Provenance
Richard Houlditch Jr. (before 1736-1759), London (Lugt 2214, recto); possibly inherited from his father Richard Houlditch (circa 1659-1736) or bought from Arthur Pond (without mark, see Lugt 2038); probably his sale, London, 2 February 1745.
Unidentified, inscription 'JU / JbgB' in pencil verso (not in Lugt).
With August Laube Kunsthandel, Zurich (with their stocknumber 32923 in pencil verso).
Sam Josefowitz (Lugt 6094); acquired from the above in 1972; then by descent to the present owners.
Unidentified, inscription 'JU / JbgB' in pencil verso (not in Lugt).
With August Laube Kunsthandel, Zurich (with their stocknumber 32923 in pencil verso).
Sam Josefowitz (Lugt 6094); acquired from the above in 1972; then by descent to the present owners.
Literature
Bartsch, Hollstein 298; Hind 86 (not by Rembrandt); New Hollstein 100w (this impression cited)
Stogdon p. 335
Stogdon p. 335
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Stefano Franceschi
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