Curly-Headed Man with a Wry Mouth

c. 1635

Studio of Rembrandt van Rijn

Associated Names
Dutch 17th Century

Artist

Rembrandt van Rijn

Related Artist, Dutch, 1606 - 1669

The image shows an etching of a person from the chest up, looking slightly to the right. The person has curly hair and distinctive facial features emphasized by shading. The individual is wearing a loose-fitting shirt with a collar and a cloak draped over the shoulders. The sketch does not reveal any jewelry or objects. The background of the etching is plain to emphasize the figure.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.7245

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    White/Boon 1969, no. 305, State i/ii

Artwork history & notes

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-, unlisted.

Wikidata ID

Q65027049

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