Marking the 350th anniversary of the death of Rembrandt van Rijn, this book offers fresh insight into one of the artist’s most romantic and enigmatic portraits - The Polish Rider.
This painting has been on view at The Frick Collection since the museum opened to the public in December 1935, and has inspired countless theories about its subject, meaning and history.
An illuminating essay by Xavier F. Salomon addresses the many questions of provenance, attribution, and historical and artistic context. In a creative, vibrant piece, New York based author and illustrator Maira Kalman, captures the elusive nature of the painting; an imaginary musing about Rembrandt, being Polish, a traveller, and her enduring fascination with the Frick.
