Lot no. 49
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-1669) La Petite chasse au lion. Vers 1629. Eau-forte. 118 x 156. Bartsch, Hollstein 116 ; New Hollstein 29. Très belle et rare épreuve sur vergé mince beige (filigrane : aigle bicéphale, proche Hinterding réf. A.a., p. 88), richement encrée, les traces d'essuyage et éraillures verticales très visibles, rognée sur le coup de planche, les angles arrondis très visibles à gauche. Au verso, petites amincissures anciennement et habilement restaurées, infimes taches et rousseurs. " Given the strong diagonal construction of this composition, it is not that surprising that Rubens was once thought to have been the inspiration for it but [...] the scene was mainly inspired by the prints of Antonio Tempesta : the exact same fallen horse even appears in one of his etchings. " (E. Hinterding, Rembrandt Etchings from the Frits Lugt Collection, vol. I, Busum, THOTH Publishers, Paris, Fondation Custodia, 2008, p. 246).
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Prints and lithographs
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ESTAMPES ANCIENNES ET MODERNES
75002 Paris - France
11/29/2023
Offered by Ader
01 53 40 77 10