Rembrandt, Original Etching, The Stone of St. Stephen Start Price USD 14,500.00 Current Price USD 14,500.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Tuesday, July 08, 2008 End Time Friday, July 18, 2008 Location Masterworks Fine Art, Oakland Hills, CA See more about 'Rembrandt, Original Etching, The Stone of St. Stephen' Description --> home current inventory search art knowledge art commentary buy art about us contact us Title: The Stone of St. Stephen (B.97, H. 125, BB. 35-A, NU. 97, B&W. 194, M. 197), 1635Artist: Rembrandt, Harmensz van RijnMedium: Original EtchingImage Size: 3 3/4 in x 3 1/2 in (9.5 cm x 8.9 cm)Sheet Size: 4 5/8 in x 3 7/8 in (11.8 cm x 9.9 cm)Framed Size: 19 3/8 in x 18 in (49.2 cm x 45.7 cm)Signature: Hand signed and dated in the plate, ‘Rembrandt 1635’ on a placard in the lower left of the imageEdition: Nowell-Usticke State II (of IV); Boon & White State II (of III); Bjorklund State II (of II)Condition: A superb impression with wide margins; in very good condition  Description:Created in 1635, this beautiful work is featured on a fine, laid paper and hand signed and dated by Harmensz van Rijn Rembrandt (1606 – 1669) in the plate in the lower left.  According to Nowell-Usticke, this piece is from the 2nd State Watelet re-touch featuring skillfully re-worked dark shadows with fine, close parallel lines, making the dark places practically solid.  This impression dates to about the 17th century. St. Stephen, also known as the first Christian martyr, is depicted here by Rembrandt in one of the most organic and beautifully detailed compositions; his posture is that of deflated acceptance, an agony that is palpable within the atmosphere of this harrowing scene.  Having been wrongfully accused of blasphemy, St. Stephen was put to death by stoning – a common method of capital punishment during the 1st century A.D.  Rembrandt has manipulated the varying shades of light in this piece throughout three varying planes: the foreground and “spotlight” where we see St. Stephen, the surrounding figures in the foreground which are shaded slightly darker, and the background landscape detailing the environment. Catalogue Raisonné & COA:It is fully documented and referenced in the below catalogue raisonnés and texts (copies will be enclosed as added documentation with the invoices that will accompany the final sale of the work) :    1. Biörklund, George. Rembrandt’s Etchings: True and False, Stockholm, 1968. Listed and illustrated as cat. no. BB. 35-A on pg. 64.    2. Boon, K.G. Rembrandt - The Complete Etchings, New York, 1965. Image listed as plate 112 and detailed in the introduction.    3. Charles, Victoria. Rembrandt - The Engraver, Bournemouth, 1997. Illustrated on pg. 146.    4. Hind, Arthur. A Catalogue of Rembrandt’s Etchings, New York, 1967. Listed on pg. 75 as cat. no. 125; illustrated as cat. no. 125.    5. Münz, Ludwig, ed. Rembrandt’s Etchings: Reproductions of the Whole Original Etched Work, London, 1952. Illustrated as plate 151.    6. Nowell-Usticke, G.W. Rembrandt’s Etchings, Narberth, 1988. Listed and illustrated as B 97.    7. Schwartz, Gary. Rembrandt: All the etchings reproduced in true size, New York, 1977. Listed and illustrated as B 97.    8. White, Christopher & Karel Boon. Rembrandt’s Etchings, Vol. I: Text, 1969. Listed as cat. no. B 97 on pg. 53.    9. White, Christopher & Karel Boon. Rembrandt’s Etchings, Vol. II: Plates, Amsterdam, 1969. Illustrated as cat. no. B 97. About the Framing:Conservation framed with archival materials to ensure lasting quality, this work is float-mounted in a bright, French-style, gold and bronze moulding. The intricately sculpted detail with swirled accents and carved rivets compliments the etched quality of this work. Completed with white, linen-wrapped mats featuring a gold-plated name plate with a matching gold inner fillet, this work is set behind an archival Plexiglas® cover.    Who is Masterworks Fine Art? Masterworks Fine Art, Inc. strives to be the best source of fine art for our clients and collectors all over the world. We believe the most direct way to accomplish this is by establishing a lifetime of personal and professional relationships with our clients. We are a full service art gallery, selling fine art originals at 25-50% off gallery retail prices. 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