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REMBRANDT VAN RIJN
The Fourth Oriental Head
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Etching, circa 1635. 141x125 mm; 5
5
/
8
x5
inches. Biörklund’s second state (of 3);
Usticke’s first state (of 3);White and Boon’s
second state (of 3). The three balls of a
foolscap watermark.The blank sides to the
left, right and above the portrait expertly
restored. A very good impression of this
extremely scarce etching, with strong
contrasts and little to no sign of wear.
This is one of four portraits, from a loose
series of “oriental heads,” Rembrandt
freely interpreted from earlier etchings by
his friend and fellow artist Jan Lievens,
(1607-1674).
We have found only 16 other impressions
at auction in the past 30 years. Bartsch
289; Biörklund 35-5; Hollstein (White
and Boon) 289.
[10,000/15,000]
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