Rembrandt van Rijn
The Omval, 1645
Original etching and drypoint printed in black ink on laid paper
Signed and dated in the plate …
A prolific painter, draftsman, and etcher, Rembrandt van Rijn is considered the greatest artist of Holland's Golden Age. He worked from direct observation, and despite the evolution of his style over the course of his career, Rembrandt’s compelling descriptions of light, space, atmosphere, modeling, texture, and human affect are the result of intense perceptual study. A prominent portraitist, Rembrandt is most famous for The Night Watch (1642), a monumental painting of militia guards that features Rembrandt’s distinctive use of chiaroscuro.
Original etching and drypoint printed in black ink on laid paper
Signed and dated in the plate lower right Rembrandt 1645.
A superb 17th century/lifetime impression of Bartsch’s second and final state, Usticke’s first state of four, New Hollstein’s second state of three, of this rare etching, printed after the …
A prolific painter, draftsman, and etcher, Rembrandt van Rijn is considered the greatest artist of Holland's Golden Age. He worked from direct observation, and despite the evolution of his style over the course of his career, Rembrandt’s compelling descriptions of light, space, atmosphere, modeling, texture, and human affect are the result of intense perceptual study. A prominent portraitist, Rembrandt is most famous for The Night Watch (1642), a monumental painting of militia guards that features Rembrandt’s distinctive use of chiaroscuro.
