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REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)
Lot 91 PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTION

REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)

Three Heads of Women, one lightly etched

Closed9 December 2021

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REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)
Three Heads of Women, one lightly etched
etching, circa 1637, on laid paper, watermark Arms of Baden-Hochberg (Hinterding A-a-a), a very fine impression of the third, final state, printing with a subtle plate tone and light horizontal wiping marks, with narrow to thread margins
Plate 128 x 103 mm.
Sheet 129 x 104 mm.

Six Collection (without mark; according to the Gutekunst catalogue of 1898); presumably Willem Six (1662-1733), Amsterdam, nephew of Rembrandt's patron Jan Six (1618-1700); presumably sold posthumously as part of his entire print collection, in one lot in 1734.
Presumably Jacobus Houbraken (1698-1780), Dordrecht and Amsterdam (without mark and not in Lugt); acquired as part of the collection at the above sale.
Dr August Sträter (1810-1897), Aachen (Lugt 787); his posthumous sale, H. G. Gutekunst, Stuttgart, 10-14 May 1898, lot 889 ('Skizzenblatt mit drei Frauenköpfen (B. 367) Prachtvoller Abdruck mit Rändchen. Sammlung Six. Sehr selten.') (RM 360; to Kennedy).
With Kennedy Galleries, New York (with their stocknumber a 30591 in pencil verso); acquired at the above sale.
With Colnaghi & Co., London (with their stocknumber C. 623 in pencil verso).
With R. M. Light & Co., Santa Barbara.
Acquired from the above on 27 August 1981; then by descent to the present owner.

Specialist note

Impressions of the first and second states of this print are of extreme rarity. New Hollstein records only five impression of the first state, and two of the second state. We have found only two other impressions of the first state offered at auction in over thirty years.