Rembrandt, Man Drawing from a Cast, 1641 |
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| Artist: | Rembrandt (1606 - 1669) |
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| Title: | Man Drawing from a Cast, 1641 |
| Reference: | B. 130 |
| Medium: | Etching |
| Image Size: | 3 3/4 in x 2 1/2 in (9.5 cm x 6.4 cm) |
| Sheet Size: | 3 3/4 in x 2 1/2 in (9.5 cm x 6.4 cm) |
| Framed Size: | 21 1/4 in x 20 in (53.975 cm x 50.8 cm) |
| Edition: | According to the New Hollstein Dutch, this work is a state IV of VI, Nowell-Usticke State III (of V) impression; Biörklund State III (of III); White & Boon State III (of III); Hind State II (of II). |
| Condition: | This work is in good condition. |
| ID # | w-4829 |
Offering a private view into the effort of an artist, Rembrandt accurately expresses the action of drawing in Man Drawing from a Cast, 1641. Beyond the man and his cast, the world retreats into rhythmic crosshatching, as a single candle illuminates this quiet scene. The limited light directs both our focus and the man’s, and subtle tonal shifts move across the lowly lit forms, rendering this scene with precision. Through exquisitely executed contrast, Rembrandt’s superbly evokes the moment as not one of solitude, but of intimacy.
Created in 1641, this etching is according to the New Hollstein Dutch a state IV of VI, Nowell-Usticke State III (of V) impression; Biörklund State III (of III); White & Boon State III (of III); Hind State II (of II).
Catalogue Raisonné & COA:
Rembrandt Man Drawing from a Cast, 1641 is fully documented and referenced in the below catalogue raisonnés and texts (copies will be enclosed as added documentation with the invoices that will accompany the sale of the work).
1. Bartsch. The Illustrated Bartsch Vol. 50. Edited by Stephanie S. Dickey. New York: Abaris Books, 1981. Illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. 130.
2. Biörklund, George, Rembrandt’s Etchings: True and False, 1968. Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. BB 41-4.
3. Hind, Arthur. A Catalogue of Rembrandt’s Etchings. New York, 1967. Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. 191.
4. Hinterding, Erik and Rutgers, Jaco. The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engraving and Woodcuts, 1450-1700: Rembrandt Text I 1625-1635 nos. 1-155. Edited by Ger Luijten. Amsterdam: Sound and Vision Publishers, 2013. Listed as catalogue raisonné no. 192.
5. Hinterding, Erik and Rutgers, Jaco. The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engraving and Woodscuts, 1450-1700: Rembrandt Plates II 1636-1648 nos. 139-246. Edited by Ger Luijten. Amsterdam: Sound and Vision Publishers, 2013. Illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. 192.
6. Mϋnz, Ludwig. Rembrandt’s Etchings: Reproductions of the Whole Original Etched Work, Vol. 1. London:Phaidon Press, 1952. Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. 69 (another example illustrated).
7. Mϋnz, Ludwig. Rembrandt’s Etchings: Reproductions of the Whole Original Etched Work, Vol.2. London: Phaidon Press, 1952. Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. 62.
8. Nowell-Usticke, G.W. Rembrandt’s Etchings. Narberth, 1988. Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. 130.
9. White, Christopher & Karel Boon. Rembrandt’s Etchings, Vol. I: Text. Amsterdam, 1969. Listed as catalogue raisonné no. B.130.
10. White, Christopher & Karel Boon. Rembrandt’s Etchings, Vol. II: Plates. Amsterdam, 1969. Illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. B.130.
11. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany this work.
ABOUT THE FRAMING:
Rembrandt Man Drawing from a Cast, 1641 is framed to museum-grade, conservation standards, presented in a complementary moulding and finished with silk-wrapped mats and optical grade Plexiglas.
