Oct 29, 2019 - Sale 2522

Sale 2522 - Lot 125

Unsold
Estimate: $ 5,000 - $ 8,000
REMBRANDT VAN RIJN
A Student at a Table by Candlelight.

Etching, circa 1642. 148x135 mm; 5 1/2x5 3/8 inches, narrow margins. Usticke's first state (e-i) (of 3), before the outline of the right edge of the candle flame and before the mezzotint additions. A superb, dark and richly-inked impression with all the subtle tonal variations and shaded forms distinct, consistent with the earliest impressions. Bartsch 148; Biörklund 42-6; Hollstein (White and Boon) 148.