Rembrandt's original 'Bearded Old Man' was painted in 1632 in oil paint on panel during the Dutch Baroque golden age of painting. This master study is exquisitely executed with fine detail in the face and skilled blending of colors and shadows that create a rich mood, depth, and beautiful fine art reproduction. We can't help but see the spirit of Saint Nicholas and Santa Claus in the rosy cheeks and festive green and red holiday palette.

The wooden frame is painted in a faux bois texture, which provides a dark, rich, swirly faux wood grain in rich brown with gold undertones.

There is a shorthand signature in the bottom left corner of the canvas, and it is signed on the back canvas in pencil, 'After Rembrandt copied by EV Kooy'


Condition:
Alterations: Original Condition Unaltered
Imperfections: Some Imperfections
Condition Notes: In good vintage. condition with some damage to the canvas to the left of the subject. There are four pierced holes above some fainter, thin scratches in the green paint background. In the red foreground below that, there are three prominent scratches in the paint and some tiny scattered spots of paint loss. The canvas is a bit slack on the right side where the pierced damage occurred.

Origin:
United States

Materials & Techniques:
Oil Paint, Wood

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Original Condition Unaltered; Some Imperfections; In good vintage. condition with some damage to the canvas to the left of the subject. There are four pierced holes above some fainter, thin scratches in the green paint background. In the red foreground below that, there are three prominent scratches in the paint and some tiny scattered spots of paint loss. The canvas is a bit slack on the right side where the pierced damage occurred.