
William Joseph Patterson. "After Rembrandt". Etching. 1973.
Artist: William Joseph Patterson, American painter and printmaker (20th Century).Title: "After Rembrandt" Titled, Signed, and numbered in plate: After Rembrandt; 75/75; Patterson 73.Dimensions: Image/Platemark 13 1/2" x 11 3/4". Sheet 22" x 17 3/4".Publisher: Associated American Artists. Edition: limited, 75 copies. Date: 1973.Materials and Techniques: Etching on wove Archer paper. Watermark: Archer.Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.Condition: The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.Art Movements, Periods & Schools: American School XX C.Note: Depicted Rembrandt's wife, Saskia van Uylenburgh. The original oil painting by Rembrandt is in the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, Kassel. W. Patterson possibly based on etching by Léopold Flameng (1831 - 1911) published in the Gazette des Beaux-Arts in 1869 (Musée d’art et d’histoire de la Ville de Genève E 2015-0985).