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Lot Essay
In this expansive landscape, the distant views on either side of the cottage juxtapose town and country, urban and rural life. In fact three elements are being depicted - the rich city on the left, the grand country manor house on the right and the humble country existence in the centre. Although realistic, it is undoubtedly a work of Rembrandt's imagination, created in his studio from various motifs he observed in the surrounding countryside. It is generally accepted that the town in the distance is Amsterdam, but there is some dispute as to the identity of the substantial country house. The consensus appears to be that it is the ruins of Kostverloren House.
Landscape with a Cottage and Haybarn has always been one of Rembrandt's most famous and highly prized landscapes. An indication of its popularity is that White and Boon list no fewer than five etched copies of it. It required a particularly skilful manipulation of the etching process, varying the biting from the darkest lines of the cottage to the lightest on the far horizon.
Landscape with a Cottage and Haybarn has always been one of Rembrandt's most famous and highly prized landscapes. An indication of its popularity is that White and Boon list no fewer than five etched copies of it. It required a particularly skilful manipulation of the etching process, varying the biting from the darkest lines of the cottage to the lightest on the far horizon.