Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
The Hundred Guilder Print (B., Holl. 74; New Holl. 239)
Lot closes
December 5, 02:19 PM GMT
Estimate
150,000 - 250,000 GBP
Starting Bid
130,000 GBP
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Description
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
1606 - 1669
The Hundred Guilder Print (B., Holl. 74; New Holl. 239)
etching with drypoint and engraving on Japan paper
circa 1648
a very fine, early, atmospheric impression of this important subject, New Hollstein's second state (of four), printing richly and evenly, with a veil of tone on the figure of Christ and considerable burr, the figures at the foreground printing to great sculptural effect
plate: 280 by 385 mm. 11 by 15⅛ in.
sheet: 310 by 418 mm. 12¼ by 16½ in.
This impression compares favourably to the Cracherode impression on Japan at the British Museum (F,4.155). The earliest impressions of this subject, usually printed on Japan, are highly scarce.
Ex coll. Sir Edward Astley, according to a pencil inscription verso
An unidentified collector's mark (Lugt 53)
Sold Sotheby’s London, Old Master, 19th & 20th Century & Contemporary Prints, 11 December 1998, lot 74 (£89,500)
Private American collection
Sold Sotheby's New York, Prints, 1 November 2007, lot 10 ($325,000)
Private collection
With C.G. Boerner
Private American collection
Acquired from the above by the present owner
