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Estimate: $ 3,000 - $ 5,000
REMBRANDT VAN RIJN Christ Crucified between the Two Thieves: An Oval Plate.
Etching and drypoint, circa 1641. 136x102 mm; 51/2x41/8 inches, small margins. Biörklund's first state (of 2); Usticke's first state (l) (of 3), before the left to right diagonal shading in the space above Christ's head below the scroll; White and Boon's first state (of 2). Partial foolscap (?) watermark. Ex-collection Wilhelm Koller (Lugt 2632, verso); Theodore Irwin (Lugt 1540, verso) and unidentified collector, inscription (18th-century ?) in ink verso (Lugt 1860d ?, verso). A very good, early impression with inky, uncleaned plate edges. Bartsch 79; Biörklund 41-2; Hollstein (White and Boon) 79.
