Two Men Shaking Hands
Artist
Rembrandt van Rijn
Dutch, 1606 - 1669
Dateca. 1635
Place of OriginNetherlands
Mediumink on paper
DimensionsOverall: 5 3/4 × 4 3/4 in. (14.6 × 12.1 cm)
Frame Dimensions: 12 1/4 × 10 × 1 1/4 in. (31.1 × 25.4 × 3.2 cm)
Frame Dimensions: 12 1/4 × 10 × 1 1/4 in. (31.1 × 25.4 × 3.2 cm)
ClassificationsDrawings
Credit LineBequest of Charlotte Pruyn Hyde
Object number1971.78
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DescriptionTwo male figures in long robes and elaborate headdresses indicative of a Middle-Eastern/Turkish or 'Oriental' origin in Rembrandt's work. Possibly Biblical.Exhibition History"Inaugural Exhibition", The Milwaukee Art Institute, 1957, No. 23.- Works on Paper
"Select Drawings From the Permanent Collection," Hoopes Gallery, The Hyde Collection, Nov. 14, 1998- Jan. 24, 1999.
"Drawn from Life and Legend: European Works on Paper from the Permanent Collection," Hoopes Gallery, May 19- Sept. 23, 2007.
"Celebrating 60 Years: The Collector Charlotte Pruyn Hyde," Hoopes Gallery, The Hyde Collection, Glens Falls, NY, May 6-Sept. 17, 2023.ProvenanceBerlin (?), Germany, M. Kappel
Berlin (?), Germany, W. R. Valentiner
Amsterdam, Netherlands, Mensing et Fils (auction house)
1932, Glens Falls, NY, Mr. and Mrs. Louis F. Hyde
1963, Glens Falls, NY, The Hyde Collection Trust (Bequest of Charlotte P. Hyde)
