"Jan Asselyn" by Rembrandt Van Rijn, Dutch, (1606-1669) Fresco signed with initials lower left

signed with initials lower left

a rapidly drawn and forcefully wrought image of the Buffalo rail yards with great economy and abandon in the rendering of the smoke wafting from the idling engines

signed and dated Sept

earthy palette and ghostly germinative forms

Although the Durand signature does not read as well as Smillie's in these digital photos

"Jan Asselyn" by Rembrandt Van Rijn, Dutch, (1606-1669) Fresco signed with initials lower leftEtching with Drypoint, 1630's?, final state, B. 277, 7 3 8 x 6 5 8, signed in the plate lower right, trimmed just within the plate mark, a diagonal line in the paper at lower left extending from the open book on the table up into the background, a sight stain at the left edge, traces of burr still visible in the hat and on the cloak.