A velvety rich mezzotint by the New Zealand master of the medium
Artist: John Drawbridge (1930-2005)
Title: “The Night Watch” – Detail. /(Rembrandt)
Date: 1983
School: New Zealand
Medium: Mezzotint
Dimensions: 253 x 163mm (plate), 760 x 565mm (sheet)
Watermark: C M Fabriano 100/100 Cotton
Inscriptions/marks: on the support in pencil lower left to lower right border <<30/100. IMP. “The Night Watch” – Detail. /(Rembrandt) John Drawbridge. 1983.>>
Condition: Brilliant impression on large sheet of heavy Fabriano paper. Float-mounted and framed with UV glass.
Description: Based on the famous painting by Rembrandt known popularly as “The Night Watch” in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam
Provenance: Dunbar Sloane, Wellington, 2015. From the National Bank Collection.
