“DUTCH VILLAGE”

_{^{Cornelis Ploos Van Amstel
After Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn}}

CORNELIS PLOOS VAN AMSTEL
1726 WEESP – 1798 AMSTERDAM
“DUTCH VLLAGE” AFTER REMBRANDT

DETAILS

“Printdrawing”, which was a contemporary technique now identified with Ploos, who was its inventor, combined hand coloring with traditional etching techniques to create one-of-a-kind monotypes that are difficult to discern from an original work. The present printdrawing was purchased from famed connoisseur and artist, Cornelis Ploos van Amstel’s collection of Dutch Masters, thence through descent via Chalon Family, in-laws of Ploos van Amstel. According to contemporary accounts, Ploos kept an art cabinet with over 5,000 drawings, including many by Rembrandt. 

Reference: Not described in Van Huffel. No reference found in Van Ploos catalog raisonne.

MATERIALS

Etching on tissue with hand-colored additions.

Inscription on the verso, “Rembrandt, P i P” (Personal Plate?).

Notation: “Gift from the late Mr. Finwley”. 

DIMENSIONS: 10.2 cm by 18.2 cm. Technique: Print (?) drawing (?) with hand coloring on thin tissue paper.

PRICE: $6,000.00