May 02, 2002 - Sale 1934

Sale 1934 - Lot 58

Price Realized: $ 5,520
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 4,000 - $ 6,000
REMBRANDT VAN RIJN
A Beggar Seated Warming his Hands at a Chafing Dish<>.

Etching, circa 1630. 78x46 mm; 3 1/8x1 7/8 inches, small margins. Biörklund's second state (of 2), with the shading on the bundle; Usticke's only state (e); White and Boon's second state (of 2). Ex-collection David Krutmejer (Lugt supplement 1639a, verso) and National Museum, Stockholm (Lugt 1934, verso). A superb impression of this rare, early print, with inky plate edges and warm plate tone.

According to Usticke, "A scarce little print (R +)." Bartsch 173; Biörklund 30-1; Hollstein (White and Boon) 173.