10th Dec, 2025 12:00
Fine Paintings, Works on Paper and Sculpture | December 2025
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REMBRANDT VAN RIJN (DUTCH 1606-1669)
RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL SON (1636)
etching, a late impression, on laid paper, with narrow margins
16 x 14cm; 6 1/8 x 65 5/8in (plate)
16.5 x 14.5cm; 6 1/2 x 5 3/4in (sheet)
unframed
Property from a Deceased Estate, London
Provenance
Acquired by the grandmother of the present owners circa 1960
Literature
Bartsch, no. 91
Hinterding, no. 159 (as the third and final state)
Sold for £1,700
RETURN OF THE PRODIGAL SON (1636)
etching, a late impression, on laid paper, with narrow margins
16 x 14cm; 6 1/8 x 65 5/8in (plate)
16.5 x 14.5cm; 6 1/2 x 5 3/4in (sheet)
unframed
Property from a Deceased Estate, London
Provenance
Acquired by the grandmother of the present owners circa 1960
Literature
Bartsch, no. 91
Hinterding, no. 159 (as the third and final state)
Auction: Fine Paintings, Works on Paper and Sculpture | December 2025, 10th Dec, 2025
Auction Location: London, UK
From Rembrandt to David Bowie, Tracy Emin and Alison Wilding, our December sale offers an astonishing range of work from the last 400 years. Highlights include a rare re-discovered watercolour by Léon Bonvin (1834-1866) - left - painted at the age of 31, the year he died; some 20 works by George Richmond RA (1809-1896) which have remained with the family for the past 175 years, including his engraving The Shepherd of 1827; and the characterful Retainer from Cutch by Mortimer Menpes (1855-1938) painted during the Delhi Durbar in 1903. The sale also includes sculpture from a Private Collection, Surrey (lots 106-119).
PUBLIC EXHIBITION:
Sunday 7th December: 12pm - 4pm
Monday 8th December: 10am - 8pm (Drinks 5 - 8pm)
Tuesday 9th December: 10am - 5pm
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