Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn

Exhibited by Kunsthandlung Helmut H. Rumbler

Material Etching

Dimensions 7.3 x 6.2 cm

Place of Creation Leiden

Price Available upon inquiry

Status Vetted

About the Work

One of the four etched self-portraits dating from the year 1630 in which the artist uses his own face to produce studies of the various emotions.

Excellent, richly contrasting early impression from the rare 2nd state, prior to the removal of the two horizontal lines. Printed with a delicate plate tone that fills the untreated background with space-generating atmosphere. The face, in contrast, has been wiped quite clean to great effect, so that light-dark contrasts emerge clearly, supporting the dramatism of the facial expression, designed to expresses vexation, in the most beautiful way.

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Provenance

P. Mariette 1669 (Lugt 1789)
Ligated monogram "FS" (not in Lugt)
R. Brupbacher-Bourgeois
Joseph Ritman

Literature

E. Hinterding and J. Rutgers: The New Hollstein. Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts 1450-170 - Rembrandt. Ouderkerk aan den Ijssel 2013, no. 68/II (of III)