May 02, 2017 - Sale 2445

Sale 2445 - Lot 145

Unsold
Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,500
REMBRANDT VAN RIJN (after)
The Artist's Mother Seated, in a Widow's Dress and Black Gloves
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Etching and drypoint, circa 1630s. 152x120 mm; 6x4 3/4 inches, narrow margins. A very good, dark and early impression on thin, cream laid paper.

This is one of approximately 5 lifetime copies of Rembrandt's early etched portrait of his mother, from circa 1631, attesting to its popularity duing the artist's day. The subject of this copy is in reverse of Rembrandt's original etching. The New Hollstein lists this copy as by an artist in Rembrandt's workshop. New Hollstein 91a.