Description: 19th CENTURY HELIOGRAVURE RE-WORK BY CHARLES AMAND-DURAND (1831-1905) OF REMBRANDT'S ETCHING "PORTRAIT OF JOHANNES LUTMA (Bartsch 276) Very good condition. Well printed on thick laid paper. Margins intact, the platemark line is clearly visible. A nice sharp impression. Nicely age-toned, a few flecks at the bottom edge of the sheet. Partial Rembrandt signature top centre area, very feint. Size of main image is 7.75 x 5. 75 inches. Total size of sheet is 10 x 7 inches. Charles Amand Durand developed the process of heliogravure in the 1860s. This was much admired by Georges Duplessis (1834-1899), Curator of the Prints Department of the National Library in Paris. The two men decided to collaborate on a lengthy project to re-create some of the Old Master prints in the French collection, particularly the etchings of Rembrandt; Duplessis provided the originals, early states, and Durand used them to meticulously recreate them by heliogravure. The results were published in two volumes with the imprint of the Hachard publishers, under the auspices (and with the total involvement) of the French National Library. The works proved so popular that subsequent editions were printed in France in the period 1860-1880. Durand's work came to the attention of the leading Rembrandt scholar of the day, Philip Gilbert Hamerton, who acquired the rights to publish a number of the Durand heliogravure plates in his own publications. These may have been printed in France. They were printed on laid paper, and inserted into Hamerton's own works on Rembrandt such as "The Portfolio" journal, a compendium/showcase for some of the most important etched works of all time, by such masters as Durer, and, of course, Rembrandt. From "The Portfolio", edited by P. G. Hamerton. 1880s.
Price: 49.99 GBP
Location: Wadhurst
End Time: 2024-09-28T14:57:32.000Z
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Artist: Amand Durand, Rembrandt van Rijn
Originality: Original
Signed By: Rembrandt
Image Orientation: Portrait
Size: Small
Signed: Yes
Date of Creation: Antique (Pre-1900)
Title: Johannes Lutma
Material: Paper
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Subject: Portrait
Print Surface: Paper
Colour: Black
Type: Print
Theme: People
Style: Old Master Print
Production Technique: Heliogravure
Time Period Produced: 1850-1899
