Rembrandt Harmensz. Van Rijn

Nude Man seated before a Curtain

Found at Christies, London
The Sam Josefowitz Collection: Graphic Masterpieces by Rembrandt van Rijn, Lot 66
7. Dec - 7. Dec 2023

Estimate: 25.000 - 35.000 GBP
Price realised: 52.920 GBP

Description

REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)
Nude Man seated before a Curtain
etching
1646
on sturdy laid paper, without watermark
a very fine, sharp impression of this scarce print
printing richly, with great contrasts and three-dimensionality
with narrow margins on three sides, a small margin below
in very good condition
Plate 165 x 96 mm. - With P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., London (their stocknumber C 13418 in pencil verso).

Upper estimate price exceeded by 51 %.

The work Nude Man seated before a Curtain by Rembrandt van Rijn was sold in the The Sam Josefowitz Collection: Graphic Masterpieces by Rembrandt van Rijn auction at Christies in London in December this year. It achieved a price of GBP 52,920.00 (€ 60,961.81), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 51%. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Rembrandt van Rijn achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Portrait of a lady, aged 62, perhaps Aeltje Pietersdr. Uylenburgh, wife of Johannes Cornelisz. Sylvius, half-length, in black costume and a cap and collar in December 2000 with an auction result of GBP 19,803,750.00 (€ 31,547,196.55).

Oberer Schätzpreis um 51 % übertroffen

Die Arbeit Nude Man seated before a Curtain von Rembrandt van Rijn wurde im Dezember diesen Jahres in der Auktion The Sam Josefowitz Collection: Graphic Masterpieces by Rembrandt van Rijn bei Christies in London versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 52.920,00 (€ 60.961,81) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 51%. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Rembrandt van Rijn erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Portrait of a lady, aged 62, perhaps Aeltje Pietersdr. Uylenburgh, wife of Johannes Cornelisz. Sylvius, half-length, in black costume and a cap and collar im Dezember 2000 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 19.803.750,00 (€ 31.547.196,55).