Rare Rembrandt drawings on display at North Carolina museum

Rembrandt van Rijn, Dutch, 1606-1669, ‘Landscape with Canal and Boats,’ (circa 1655), pen and brown ink with brown wash, 4 1/16 by 8in. The Peck collection, Ackland Art Museum, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2017.1.67
Rembrandt van Rijn, Dutch, 1606-1669, ‘Landscape with Canal and Boats,’ (circa 1655), pen and brown ink with brown wash, 4 1/16 by 8in. The Peck collection, Ackland Art Museum, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2017.1.67
Rembrandt van Rijn, Dutch, 1606-1669, ‘Landscape with Canal and Boats,’ (circa 1655), pen and brown ink with brown wash, 4 1/16 by 8in. The Peck collection, Ackland Art Museum, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2017.1.67

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) – After years of anticipation, a collection of rarely exhibited drawings by Dutch master Rembrandt van Rijn is now on display at the Ackland Art Museum. The Ackland’s newest exhibit, Drawn to Life: Master Drawings from the Age of Rembrandt in the Peck Collection includes dozens of 17th- and 18th-century drawings by Dutch and Flemish artists, including five sketches by Rembrandt, who died in 1669.

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Picasso and Rembrandt co-star at Swann prints sale, April 28

Pablo Picasso, ‘Le Repas Frugal,’ etching and drypoint, est. $100,000-$150,000

 

 

Left, Pablo Picasso, ‘Le Repas Frugal,’ etching and drypoint, est. $100,000-$150,000; Right, Rembrandt van Rijn, ‘Study of a Prophet or Apostle (St. Peter),’ drawing, est. $30,000-$50,000
Left, Pablo Picasso, ‘Le Repas Frugal,’ etching and drypoint, est. $100,000-$150,000; Right, Rembrandt van Rijn, ‘Study of a Prophet or Apostle (St. Peter),’ drawing, est. $30,000-$50,000

NEW YORK — The Thursday, April 28 offering of Old Master Through Modern Prints at Swann Galleries will feature iconic images from the late 15th century through the mid-20th century. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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