Reclining Female Nude

1658

Rembrandt van Rijn

Associated Names
Rembrandt van Rijn

Artist, Dutch, 1606 - 1669

This is a drawing of an abstract form resembling a reclining figure. The composition uses hatched and cross-hatched lines to create the form lying upon a draped cloth or sheet. The texture is rich, with shadows to provide a sense of volume and depth. The background is dark, making the lighter areas of the form stand out in contrast. The focus is on the contours and the play of light across the shape, creating an evocative atmosphere.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, drypoint and burin on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 9.7 × 17.5 cm (3 13/16 × 6 7/8 in.)
    plate: 8.2 × 16 cm (3 1/4 × 6 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.7206

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    White/Boon 1969, no. 205, State iii/iii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing Julius Rosenwald (Lugt 1760b); given to the National Gallery of Art 1943

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1930

  • Prints and Drawings by Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) from the Collections of Lessing J. Rosenwald, Pennsylvania Museum of Art, 1930

  • Rembrandt Etchings: Lent by Mr. Lessing J. Rosenwald, Philadelphia Art Alliance, 1930.

1932

  • Etchings by Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) from the Collections of Lessing J. Rosenwald, Sears, Roebuck, and Co. Art Galleries, Washington, D.C., 1932.

Bibliography

1923

  • Hind, Arthur M. A Catalogue of Rembrandt's Etchings. London: Methuen and Co. Ltd., 1923.

1969

  • White, Christopher and Karel G. Boon. Rembrandt's Etchings. 2 vols. Amsterdam: Van Gendt & Co., 1969.

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. (Rembrandt, Erik Hinterding and Jaco Rutgers, authors). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 308, state iv/vi.

Inscriptions

recto: in plate, in image, at lower left: Rembrandt f. 1658; verso: at lower center in graphite in later hand: B. 205 / c.17369

Markings

recto: none; verso: Lessing J. Rosenwald and National Gallery of Art

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q65024754

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