Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn(1606- 1669) Dutch draftsman, painter and printmaker, innovative and prolific master in three media, generally considered one of the greatest visual artists in the history of art and the most important in Dutch art history. Considerably influenced by the Italian masters, Rembrandt’s works depict a wide range of style and subject matter, from portraits and self-portraits to landscapes, genre scenes, allegorical and historical scenes, and biblical and mythological themes as well as animal studies.
Bust of Old Man with Flowing Beard and White Sleeve, original etching on laid paper trimmed to the work, 1630. Paper size, 2″ x 2 ½”, mounted on heavier laid paper from 19th century. A darker clean impression of this rare work in its only state. Bartsch catalog number 291; Biorklund-Barnard catalog number 30-10.
$5000