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Lot 34

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn,  Dutch 1606-1669-  Self-portrait in a flat cap and embroidered...

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Lot 34

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, 
Dutch 1606-1669- 
Self-portrait in a flat cap and embroidered...

Price Realised: £3,900

Estimate: £3,000 - £4,000

Price realised is hammer price plus fees (30% Buyers Premium inclusive of VAT).

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Lot 34

Description

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, 

Dutch 1606-1669- 

Self-portrait in a flat cap and embroidered dress; 

etching on laid paper, printed posthumously, a good early 19th-century impression, c.1642, from an edition of the 'Recueil', published in Paris by Henri Louis Basan, 9.4 x 6.3 cm. 

Provenance: 
with Minotaur Galleries, Las Vegas; 
where purchased by the present owner in 1992. 

Literature: 
Bartsch, Hollstein 26; Hind 157; New Hollstein 210. 

Note: 
The present work is an early 19th-century impression from the editions which were produced for the 'H L Basan Recueil'. These editions were printed by Henri Louis Basan, who had inherited 83 copper plates by Rembrandt from his father, the printer and publisher Pierre-François Basan (1723-1797). Pierre-François Basan had acquired these plates from his fellow Parisian dealer C.-H. Watelet, who had in turn had bought them from an Amsterdam dealer. In 1786, Pierre-François Basan published the first 'Recueil' (collection) of these prints in Paris. Upon his death, Henri Louis continued to publish further ‘Recueils’ until approximately 1807/08. The ‘Basan Recueils’ were issued in book form with the prints pasted onto heavy paper, typically three or four to a page.

The so-called ‘Basan Recueil’ constituted a landmark not only in the history of Rembrandt scholarship, but also in the development of the academic study of art. For the first time a volume containing an overview of Rembrandt's work printed from his own plates was available to the collecting public. It was, in many respects, the first illustrated catalogue of an artist's work. Rarely appearing on the market, The ‘Receuils’ have now become very desirable in their own right as their place in Rembrandt's etched work is increasingly solidified. A certificate of authenticity from Minotaur Galleries is attached to the reverse of the frame. 

Buyer's Premium

The buyer shall pay the hammer price together with a premium thereon of 26% up to £20,000 (31.2% inclusive of VAT), 25% from £20,001 - £500,000 (30% inclusive of VAT), 20% from £500,001 thereafter (24% inclusive of VAT). The premium price is subject to VAT at the standard rate.

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VAT is not charged on the hammer price unless it is stated that there is 'VAT applicable on the hammer price at the end of the description. Buyer's premium is subject to VAT.
(ARR) - ARTIST'S RESALE RIGHT

Qualifying living artists and the descendants of artists deceased within the last 70 years are entitled to receive a re-sale royalty each time their work is bought through an auction house or art market professional.

It applies to lots with hammer value over £1,000 as follows:
0 to £50,000 - 4%
£50,000.01 to £200,000 - 3%
£200,000.01 to £350,000 - 1%
£350,000.01 to £500,000 - 0.5%
Exceeding £500,000 - 0.25%
ARR is capped at £12,500

Please note ARR is calculated in euros. Auctioneers will apply current exchange rates.

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