Harris Schrank Fine Prints

Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn 1606 Leiden Amsterdam 1669 The Descent from the Cross by Torchlight 1654 etching and drypoint; sheet 213 x 163 mm (8 3/8 x 6 7/16 inches) Bartsch 83, White/Boon only state; Hind 280; The New Hollstein 286 first state (of four) watermark foolscap with five-pointed collar (Hinterding variant G-b-a; vol. 2, p. 123, vol. 3, p. 214 ill.) provenance P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., London (their stock no. in pencil verso C.31001) The Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, New Jersey; their sale, Christies, New York, May 13, 1997, lot 237 (sold to C.G. Boerner) private collection, […]

Many aspiring print collectors are initially interested in collecting Rembrandt prints; this is understandable since Rembrandt is well known, and of course fine examples of Rembrandt prints are extraordinarily beautiful and justifiably sought after. But a high level of Rembrandt print connoisseurship can be gained only through study, or the guidance of a reputable and knowledgeable dealer, or preferably both. This note is an introduction to some of the issues. Rembrandt made etchings and drypoints, working on copper plates, creating ink-holding furrows in these plates either directly (using a drypoint needle) or with etching (drawing through a wax-like substance covering a […]