REMBRANDT ETCHING - MILLENNIUM COLLECTION EDITION

Description: Rembrandt Van Rijn original Etchings with an actual Appraised Value of $24,850.00. (See attached document pictures) Appraisal are up-to-date as they are date July 22, 2022. I am selling as I am looking to buy a bigger home for my young and growing family. ACCEPTING BEST REASONABLE OFFER!! Comes with Appraisals and Certificates of Authenticity. The beautiful solid wood frames complement these museum-quality pieces. Impressions were pulled from Rembrandt's original copper plates. The aptly-name Millennium Edition was limited to 2,500 impressions of each image. Rembrandt’s Amazing Millennium EtchingsEven centuries after his lifetime, Rembrandt’s etchings are still considered some of the finest examples of the medium. His innovations to the art of etching would go on to influence Goya, Picasso, Chagall, and generations of artists to come.Following Rembrandt’s passing in 1669, his remaining copper etching plates virtually stayed intact as they passed from collector to collector until 1993 when a sale at the London Original Print Fair dispersed the plates around the globe. The UK Independent, at the time, described the plates being sold as “like chips off the True Cross.”Following the 1993 sale, collector Howard Berger acquired eight of the plates. He then teamed with master printers Emiliano Sorini and Marjorie Van Dyke to pull impressions from Rembrandt’s original copper plates.The edition was pulled over ten years in the last decade of the 20th century, which is why it has become known as the “Millennium Edition.”Below are the titles of the three artworks: -Landscape with a Cow Drinking: It is believed that, in this peaceful pastoral image, Rembrandt combined the landscape in the foreground—showing the countryside surrounding Amsterdam—with a series of mountains in the distance taken from a location hundreds of miles away.To achieve the atmospheric quality found in this etching. Rembrandt employed very delicate linework created with a fine-etching needle.Around the time of the creation of this etching plate (ca. 1650), Rembrandt’s financial status began to deteriorate and grow desperate, and he was unable to make his mortgage and tax payments any longer. Scholars often suggest that this etching and other landscapes of the period may reflect his desire to be transported to peaceful and idyllic places far away from the troubles in his life. -The Card Player: This etching reveals Rembrandt’s mastery of depicting the character of his sitter, as the small, shifting eyes of the subject (thought to be a pupil of Rembrandt’s) express his distrust of his opponents in the card game. “The Card Player” also represents a major step forward in Rembrandt’s experimentation with etching as he employs drypoint and burnishes to create the rich tonal effects found in the work. The extensive cross-hatching in the deep shadows behind the subject highlights the features of the sitter and enforce Rembrandt’s desire to focus the viewer on his features. -The Golf Player: The 17th-century game “Kolf,” which lent its name to the modern game of golf, was extremely popular in Rembrandt’s lifetime. Rembrandt’s use of chiaroscuro in this etching—with its strong contrast of interior and exterior—reveals his ability to selectively use areas of light and shade to focus the viewer on the interior sitter.This amusing and delightful genre scene of 17th-century Amsterdam was created the same year that Rembrandt’s mistress, Hendrickje Stoffels, gave birth to their daughter, Cornelia. Looking to sell for appraised value or best reasonable offer.

Price: 24850 USD

Location: Billerica, Massachusetts

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