Hope you enjoy this sneak peek of the exhibition Rembrandt and Degas: Two Young Artists, opening November 13–in just FIVE DAYS. See you in the galleries!
Image credits:
Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669), Self-Portrait as a Young Man, c. 1628–29
Oil on panel, 22.6 x 18.7 cm. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Purchased with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt, with additional funding from the Prins Bernhard Fonds, the Stichting tot Bevordering van de Belangen van het Rijksmuseum, and the ministerie van CRM, SK-A-4691
Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669), Self-Portrait Leaning Forward, 1626–30. Etching third state, 4.3 x 4.0 cm. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Mr. and Mrs. De Bruijn-van der Leeuw Bequest, Muri. RP-P-1961-973
Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669), Self-Portrait with Curly Hair and White Collar, 1628–32. Etching second state, 5.6 x 4.9 cm. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, RP-P-OB-2
Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669), Self-Portrait Drawing at a Window, 1648. Etching, drypoint and burin, fifth state, 16 x 13 cm. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. J. Wyss Bequest, Hartford, RP-P-1987-158
Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669), Self-Portrait with Long and Disheveled Hair, 1629–32. Etching third state, 6.4 x 6 cm. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, RP-P-OB-17
Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669), Self-Portrait with Beret and Neck Cloth, 1633. Etching second state, 13.9 x 11.9 cm. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, RP-P-OB-32
Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917), Self-Portrait, c. 1857–58. Oil on paper mounted on canvas, 26 x 19.1 cm. Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA, 1955.544 [Image © Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA]
Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917), Self-Portrait, 1857. Etching and drypoint, third state, 23 x 14.4 cm. Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA, 1955.1402 [© Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA]
Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917), Self-Portrait, c. 1855–56. Oil on paper laid down on canvas, 40.6 x 34.3 cm. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Bequest of Stephen C. Clark, 1960, 61.101.6 [© The Metropolitan Museum of Art / Art Resource, NY]
Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669), Self-Portrait as a Young Man, 1629. Oil on panel, 15.6 x 12.7 cm. Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen-Alte Pinakothek, Munich, 11427 [© bpk, Berlin / Alte Pinakothek, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen, Munich, Germany / Art Resource, NY]
This sketches are awesome. My child wants to be an artist.
Rembrarnt and Degas are probably the two best painters in history has been, of course in my humble opinion, thanks for the blog.
These guys seem timeless..When the world was simple and unsophisticated they managed to triumph and leave a lasting legacy.
I often wonder how many modern day painters will break through??
I really like that drawing.