Rembrandt, Lifetime Impression Original Etching Rare Start Price USD 12,000.00 Current Price USD 12,000.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, August 21, 2008 End Time Sunday, August 31, 2008 Location Masterworks Fine Art, Oakland Hills, CA See more about 'Rembrandt, Lifetime Impression Original Etching Rare' Description --> home current inventory search art knowledge art commentary buy art about us contact us Title: Kahl Kopfiger Greis Mit Kurzen Bart, Im Profile (Bald Old Man with a Short Beard, in profile) [B.306, H.136, BB. 35-6, B&W. 306, N.-U. 306]Artist: Rembrandt, Harmensz van RijnMedium: EtchingImage Size: 1 7/8 in x 1 7/8 in (4.78 cm x 4.78 cm)Sheet Size: 2 1/2 in x 2 1/4 in (6.35 cm x 5.72 cm)Framed Size: 21 1/8 in x 20 in (53.67 cm x 50.8 cm)Edition: A 1st State (of II) impression due to its square corners, inky plate edges, and fine wiping scratchesCondition: In great condition, clean and dark impression of the print with fine wiping scratches and backed on thin Japon paper  Description:Created in c. 1635, Nowell-Usticke references indicate square corners, inked plate edges, and wiping scratches as indicative of a 1st State impression (of II) ; also labeled ‘RRR’, specifying rarity as Very/Extremely Rare and having only 30-50 prints known to exist. Early impressions such as this, most likely produced in Amsterdam, have rough plate edges (Boon & White B306) . Accenting his prominent facial features by placing him in profile allows Rembrandt to imply that this gentleman may have been an important dignitary in his earlier life, successful once before but in his old age, has allowed himself to take a break. Prominent shading just under his cheek bone and brows add to his characteristic expression, along with tufts of hair that spring up just behind the crown of his head and down along his collar; these techniques are quintessential Rembrandt, his shading abilities and use of light to illuminate even the smallest crevices bring out the most detail in both the subject and the portrait. During this period of Rembrandt’s life, he may have been fascinated and even envious of old age, as recent deaths in his own family allowed him to reflect on the direction of his own life and the effect of age both internally and externally. All of these observations and contemplation were translated beautifully in this profile of the Bald Old Man with a Short Beard. Catalogue Raisonné & COA:It is fully documented and referenced in (copies will be enclosed as added documentation with the invoices that I will enclose with the sale of the work) : 1) Biörklund, George. Rembrandt’s Etchings: True and False, Stockholm, 1968. Listed and illustrated as BB 30-D. 2) Boon, K.G. Rembrandt: The Complete Etchings, New York, 1965. Listed and illustrated as plate 40 and detailed in the introduction. 3) Hind, Arthur M. A Catalogue of Rembrandt’s Etchings, New York, 1967. Listed and illustrated as cat. no. 20. Detailed on pg. 47. 4) Middleton, Charles Henry. A Descriptive Catalogue of the Etched Work of Rembrandt van Rhyn, London, 1878. Listed as cat. no. 177. 5) Münz, Ludwig, ed. Rembrandt’s Etchings: Reproductions of the Whole Original Etched Work, vol. I, London, 1952. Listed and illustrated as cat. no. 212. 6) Nowell-Usticke, G.W. Rembrandt’s Etchings, States & Values, Narbert, 1967. Listed and illustrated as cat. no. B 66. 7) Schwartz, Gary, ed. The Complete Etchings of Rembrandt, New York, 1988. Listed and illustrated as B66 8) White, Christopher. Rembrandt As An Etcher: A Study of the Artist At Work - Plates, London, 1969. Listed and illustrated as plates 10-12. 9) White, Christopher. Rembrandt As An Etcher: A Study of the Artist At Work - Text, London, 1969. Detailed on pgs. 28-29 & 46. 10) White, Christopher & Karel G. Boon. Rembrandt’s Etchings: An Illustrated Critical Catalogue, vol I. Text, Amsterdam, 1969. Listed and detailed as cat. no. B65. About the Framing:Conservation framed completed with all archival materials, this work is float-mounted in an elegant bronze and black moulding. The sculpted detail with floral, curvilinear forms compliments the linear quality of this work, also allowing its bold, Modern style to accent nicely with the shading and highlighting of Rembrandt’s work. 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