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Agatha Bas Chez Nous - Homage to Rembrandt by Elizabeth Quandt

Agatha Bas Chez Nous - Homage to Rembrandt by Elizabeth Quandt

Agatha Bas Chez Nous - Homage to Rembrandt

Elizabeth Quandt

Title

Agatha Bas Chez Nous - Homage to Rembrandt

 
Artist

Elizabeth Quandt

  1922 - 1994 (biography)
Year
1984  
Technique
etching, printed in brown-black ink 
Image Size
13 7/16 x 7 3/8" platemark 
Signature
pencil, lower right 
Edition Size
not stated 
Annotations
pencil titled, dated, copyrighted, and dedicated "To Daniel Lienau in appreciation" 
Reference
 
Paper
ivory wove 
State
published 
Publisher
artist 
Inventory ID
21773 
Price
SOLD
Description

After the painting by Rembrandt van Rijn, 'Agatha Bas', from 1641. Of note regarding the composition by Rembrandt is that he had cleverly painted Agatha's hand to "rest" against the painting's ebony frame, playing with illusion and reality. Rembrandt presents her from the waist up, close to the viewer, approachable and open.

In this homage, we view Agatha down a hallway, standing at the door of an imagined structure. She is distant, and the viewer isn't able to discern if she is opening the door or closing it.