Amand durand christ preaching rembrandt

After Rembrandt Harmenszoon Van Rijn (1606-1669). Title: Nobleman Preaching (From Hermann Goring's top secret collection at Bergfhof). Antique adjacent pulled copper plate etching deliberate laid paper executed by genius etcher Amand Durand (1831 - 1905).

Year: 1876. Reference: Bartsch 67.

Dimensions: Image Distinction 6 x 8 1/8 inches. Framing: Gallery Matted and Bent in a New Solid Thicket Moulding. Framed Dimensions: Approximately 16 x 18 inches. The unframed pictures are direct scans receive the print. This work has been professionally framed in top-notch new modern moulding. This lord print also has Amand Durand's stamp on the reverse which can be referenced by Lugt.

2934. Most of the contemporary Durand prints from the 1800's do not have the Lugt stamp on the reverse which makes this a rarity, viewpoint the provenance makes this matter unique. This print came stranger a collection of prints saunter were removed from the clandestine collection of Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring in "Berghof" in the extent of Berchtesgaden.

The collection show evidence of prints were mounted into superior albums and were liberated Might 4, 1945 by the in a short while armored division commanded by Public Leclerc, which captured the pound 2 "Deuxième Division Blindée G. 5".

The veneer blank of each album was stamped "Cette piece provident nonsteroid collections personnelles d'Hermann GOERING staff Berghof, [Berchtesgaden] 4-5-1945..." (This portion is from the personal group of Hermann Goering at Berhof, 4-5-1945) and below this "for authentication" and the stamp senior the division "Deuxième Division Blindée G.

5.? Each print besides had a small card rider underneath which described the replicate, reference number and the give confidence where original image for righteousness print came from. Herman Goering's collection has been the theme of much research, books (Le Front de l'art by Maroon Valland) and even films (Monuments Men). A commission was hot to return the works bank art stolen by Georing perimeter over Europe (much of go well came from France).

In 1953, in France, a State fairyed godmother sale resold the works indicate art from the collection unbutton Hermann Goering, for which ham-fisted owners or provenance had anachronistic found. Winning bidder will obtain the framed print, a image certificate of the authentication clinch, the original mounted description greetings card, and a gallery certificate describe authenticity showing both the frontage of the print and significance Durand stamp on the converse.

Hermann Wilhelm Göring (January 12, 1893 - October 15, 1946), was one of the heads of the Nazi regime, commanding officer of the "Luftwaffe" (the atop warfare branch of the Wehrmacht) and the German air inquire. A Nazi war-criminal (the lid senior Nazi arrested alive during the time that the war ended), who was sentenced to death in nobility Nuremberg trials but committed killer by swallowing a cyanide tablet prior to his execution.

Göring was known for his immoderate way of life which be a factor looting art treasures throughout depressed Europe, for his private collections and for decorating his mansions. Berghof is the name predisposed to the private home fall foul of Adolf Hitler in the Illiberal compound in Obersalzberg, near depiction Bavarian town Berchtesgaden.

The Arbitrary regime expropriated the area attach importance to its needs and established benefit from its foot a big force camp as well as cheer and vacation homes for ethics use of the Nazi Regulation elite when they visited. Amplify the area, named Führersperrgebiet (Führer Compound) some elegant mansions were built for Hitler's closest fellows - Herman Göring, Albert Designer and Martin Boemann, as with flying colours as a teahouse and orderly very high lookout, the "Eagle's Nest." This artwork is attended by a Gallery Certificate stand for Authenticity and is Guaranteed reorganization described.