Christ healing the Sick ('The Hundred Guilder Print')
$500
REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)
Christ healing the Sick ('The Hundred Guilder Print')
etching with drypoint and engraving
circa 1648
on smooth, golden Japan paper
a superb impression of this highly important print
second state (of four)
printing richly and darkly, with astonishing clarity and definition
the rich burr and a selectively wiped plate tone creating brilliant, luminous effects and intense contrasts
the light and shaded parts of the composition finely balanced
with wide margins and a sharp platemark
in very good condition
Plate 280 x 384 mm.
Sheet 337 x 450 mm.