{"product_id":"beggar-seated-on-a-bank-by-rembrandt-van-rijn","title":"Beggar Seated on a Bank by Rembrandt van Rijn","description":"Rembrandt van Rijn\u003cbr\u003e 1606-1669 | Dutch \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eBeggar Seated on a Bank\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Etching on paper\u003cbr\u003e New Hollstein's first state of two\u003cbr\u003e Signed and dated \"RHL 1630\" (lower center) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This remarkable 1630 etching represents one of Rembrandt's most intriguing autobiographical works, where the young master transforms himself into a street beggar with extraordinary form. Created when Rembrandt was only twenty-four and still establishing his career, this compelling composition demonstrates both his technical mastery of etching and his fearless approach to self-examination. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The composition presents a figure in ragged clothing and scraggly beard, his hand extended in supplication, yet the features are unmistakably those of the young Rembrandt himself. The artist's contracted brow and open mouth mirror expressions found in his contemporary self-portraits, particularly the \u003cem\u003eSelf Portrait Open Mouthed, as if Shouting\u003c\/em\u003e from the same year. The etching technique demonstrates Rembrandt's growing mastery of the medium, with delicate line work capturing both the texture of worn fabric and the psychological intensity of the subject's expression. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The son of a miller, Rembrandt van Rijn is believed to have been born in Leiden on July 15, 1606. He studied first at the Latin School and was then enrolled at the University of Leiden at the age of 14. He soon left to study art—first with a local master, Jacob van Swanenburch, and then, in Amsterdam, with Pieter Lastman, known for his historical paintings. Rembrandt was an exceptionally gifted student and mastered his art in a mere six months. Now 22 years old, he returned to Leiden and was soon so highly regarded that he was able to take students of his own. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Now considered one of the greatest artists of all time, almost every major institution has examples of his etchings. Additional second-state etchings of this portrait reside in esteemed collections worldwide, including the National Gallery of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Princeton Art Museum and more. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Created 1630 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Provenance:\u003cbr\u003e Ex collection Roltz, inscribed and dated in pen and ink verso 1693\u003cbr\u003e Colnaghi, London\u003cbr\u003e Arthur H. Harlow \u0026amp; Co., New York\u003cbr\u003e Private collection, The Netherlands\u003cbr\u003e M.S. Rau, New Orleans \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Literature:\u003cbr\u003e Bartsch 174\u003cbr\u003e White\/Boon 174\u003cbr\u003e The New Hollstein Dutch 50\u003cbr\u003e Holm Bevers\/Peter Schatborn\/Barbara Welzel, \u003cem\u003eRembrandt: the Master \u0026amp; his Workshop\u003c\/em\u003e, Yale University Press, New Haven \u0026amp; London, 1991, fig. 3a, p. 174\u003cbr\u003e Christopher White \u0026amp; Quentin Buvelot, \u003cem\u003eRembrandt by himself\u003c\/em\u003e, National Gallery Publications Limited, London, 1999, no. 24, p. 129\u003cbr\u003e Erik Hinterding\/Ger Luijten\/Martin Royalton-Kisch, \u003cem\u003eRembrandt the Printmaker\u003c\/em\u003e, Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago \u0026amp; London, 2000, no. 6, p. 93\u003cbr\u003e Clifford S. Ackley, \u003cem\u003eRembrandt's Journey: Painter-Draftsman-Etcher\u003c\/em\u003e, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, 2003, no. 25, p. 91\u003cbr\u003e Gary Schwartz, \u003cem\u003eThe Rembrandt Book\u003c\/em\u003e, Harry N. Abrams, New York, 2006, no. 483, p. 289\u003cbr\u003e Erik Hinterding, \u003cem\u003eRembrandt Etchings from the Frits Lugt Collection\u003c\/em\u003e, Thoth Publishers, Bussum, 2008, no. 141, vol. II p. 158","brand":"M.S. Rau","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51805284565314,"sku":null,"price":64500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0982\/5376\/6978\/files\/32-1457_1_6b011265-370a-4fb6-b7a3-d4a043067e20.png?v=1768407509","url":"https:\/\/www.bullvendors19.com\/products\/beggar-seated-on-a-bank-by-rembrandt-van-rijn","provider":"Bull Vendors 19","version":"1.0","type":"link"}