May 02, 2002 - Sale 1934

Sale 1934 - Lot 294

Price Realized: $ 2,990
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 3,000 - $ 5,000
REMBANDT VAN RIJN
The Virgin and Child with the Cat and Snake<>.

Etching, 1654. 96x146 mm; 3 3/4x5 3/4 inches, small to thread margins. Biörklund's second state (of 2); Usticke's second state (of 4), with some of the foul-biting still printing on the upper plate edge and the bare spot on the Virgin's chin showing clearly; White and Boon's second state (of 2). Ex-collection unknown collector, inscription in ink verso (not in Lugt). A very good, evenly printed and dark impression with strong contrasts. Bartsch 63; Biörklund 54-C; Hollstein (White and Boon) 63.