A portrait of the artist

Details

Manner of Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
A portrait of the artist
oil on canvas, circular, laid down onto a square canvas of 12 ¾ x 12 ¾ in.
11 ½ in. (29.2 cm.) diameter

Provenance

Acquired by John and Johanna Bass, by whom donated to the Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach, in 1964.

Special notice

This lot is offered without reserve.

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Lot Essay

This composition derives from two self-portraits by Rembrandt dating to circa 1628 (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam) and 1629 (Alte Pinakothek, Munich). In each of those paintings, Rembrandt's face is cast in deeper shadow than here.

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