A Brook with a Grotto and a Boat ('Het Spelonkje')
$500
REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)
A Brook with a Grotto and a Boat ('Het Spelonkje')
etching and drypoint
1645
on laid paper, watermark fragment Foolscap with five-pointed Collar (Hinterding K.c.)
a fine, silvery impression of this rare landscape
second, final state
printing sharply, with good contrasts, touches of burr and a light plate tone
with margins and a sharp platemark
generally in very good condition
Plate 127 x 133 mm.
Sheet 148 x 158 mm.