Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
Lot 74 PROPERTY FROM THE ACHENBACH FOUNDATION FOR GRAPHIC ARTS SOLD TO BENEFIT FUTURE ACQUISITIONS

Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn

The Descent from the Cross by Torchlight (B., Holl. 83; H. 280; New Holl. 286)

Closed3 December 2013

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GBP 4,750

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Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
The Descent from the Cross by Torchlight (B., Holl. 83; H. 280; New Holl. 286)
etching with drypoint, 1654, on thin laid paper with a watermark Initials DG, a dark and clear yet later impression, printing evenly and with good contrast, with small margins, a tiny paper loss in the upper margin, in good condition
P. 210 x 161 mm., S. 215 x 168 mm.

A.G. Thiermann (died 1860-1), Berlin (L. 2434).
Kupferstichkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (L. 1606), with their de-accession stamp (L. 234); presumably acquired from the widow of the above.
Bruno Adriani (1881-1971), The Bruno and Sadie Adriani Collection, Germany and USA (not in Lugt).
Achenbach Foundation of Graphic Arts, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco; a gift from the above.; de-accessioned in 2012.