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A prerequisite to the in New Hollstein Dutch and Flemish, Rembrandt books
Note: a wonderful companion book if not a prerequisite to the Hollstein Rembrandt books is Rembrandt as an Etcher: A Study of the Artist at Work (Christopher White, Yale University Press, 2nd Ed., 1999); even a layman or rather a dilettante like myself learned a lot from this book and made looking at Rembrandt’s prints more thoughtful...warning: a person should be prepared to dedicate 3-4 months studying the book to get the full benefit of this wonderful book.
A contemporary review of Christopher White’s book by Stepanie Dickey (Queen’s University) ends with…
Although White appears gallantly open to new scholarship, none of this, it seems, has fundamentally altered his assessment of Rembrandt’s genius as an etcher. Affectionate and quaintly subjective in spots, this book remains a thoughtful and perceptive analysis by a writer steeped in his subject. It also remains the most comprehensive account so far of Rembrandt’s career as a printmaker. With its updated apparatus and high-quality illustrations, this new edition is a well-deserved and useful revival of a classic contribution to the study of Rembrandt’s etchings.
Enclosed are sundry scans from the book and a 1969 review of the first edition of Christopher White’s book appearing the New York Times Book Review (August 1969).
The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts 1450-1700: Rembrandt I-VII
A prerequisite to the in New Hollstein Dutch and Flemish, Rembrandt books
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