Rembrandt van Rijn

(Dutch, 1606-1669)

Old Beggar Woman with Gourd, ca. 1629

etching

4 1/16 x 1 7/8 in. (10.3 x 4.8cm)

Property from the Collection of Susan Manson

This lot is located in Chicago.

Provenance:

Carl von Guérard (d.1904), Elberfeld, with written pencil mark verso (Lugt 1109)

Otto Gerstenberg (1848-1935), Berlin, with written pencil mark verso (Lugt 1840c)

Arthur H. Harlow & Co., New York, printed label with pen and ink inscriptions from previous frame, ca. 1922-1927

Sold: Leslie Hindman Auctioneers, Chicago, October 15, 1995, Lot 1054

Acquired directly from the above by the present owner

Literature:

Bartsch, Hollstein 168; Hind 80; New Hollstein 40

Lot note:

Another print with similar subject matter (B. 135) and provenance can be found at the Morgan Library here: https://www.themorgan.org/rembrandt/print/179874

Framed: 16 1/2 x 13 1/4 inches.
Backmat: 13 x 10 3/4 inches.
Sheet: 4 5/16 x 2 inches.

Scattered pinpoint brown stains; sheet appears to be reinforced at lower right corner and at upper left edge; hinged to backmat in two places along upper edge of sheet verso; slight chip to left edge of sheet extending only into margin . Please request additional images.

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Old Masters & 19th Century European Art

Old Beggar Woman with Gourd, ca. 1629

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