Lot #249: REMBRANDT (REMBRANDT HARMENSZ VAN RIJN) [imputée] - Head of an Old Man Wearing a Turban - Bistre ink and wash with red chalk drawing on paper

   

Artist: Rembrandt (Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn) [imputée] (Dutch, 1606-1669).
Title: "Head of an Old Man Wearing a Turban".
Medium: Bistre ink and wash with red chalk drawing on paper.
Date: Composed c1642?.
Dimensions: Image size: 3 x 2 in. (76 x 51 mm).
Pricing:
  Starting Price: $2,400
  Reserve Price: N.A.
  Auction Sale Price Estimate: $3,000/4,000
Lot Note(s): We believe that the signature verso ("Rembrandt") is intended as an old identification and is not by Rembrandt's hand. Light cream laid paper. Good condition; two worm holes in the lower area of the drawing, not affecting the composition (could be filled by a competent conservator); scattered minor foxing and staining; two creases lower right, inherent in the paper.
Comment(s): A comparable drawing to our example (‘Head of an Old Man Wearing a Turban’) was offered at Sotheby’s London, New Bond Street, July 4, 2012, lot #104, with pre-sale estimates of $78,450 (£50,000) to $109,830 (£70,000), the lot passing. [30161-1-2400-NA]