REMBRANDT VAN RIJN Old Bearded Man in a High Fur Cap, with Eyes Closed.
Etching, circa 1635. 113x103 mm; 4 3/4x4 1/4 inches, thread margins. New Hollstein's second state (of 4), before the strong horizontal shading in the lower right corner. A brilliant, richly-inked and early impression with very strong contrasts, crisp, partially inky plate edges and no sign of wear, consistent with the earliest impressions of this subject.
Provenance: Friedrich Koch, Mannheim, ink stamp verso (Lugt 1020).
Bartsch 290; Biörklund 35-3; Hollstein (White and Boon); New Hollstein 148.
