Nov 03, 2005 - Sale 2055

Sale 2055 - Lot 80

Price Realized: $ 17,250
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 20,000 - $ 30,000
REMBRANDT VAN RIJN
Christ Disputing with the Doctors: a Sketch.

Etching and drypoint, 1652. 125x216 mm; 5x81/2 inches, wide margins. Biörklund's first state (of 3), before the rust spots; Usticke's first state (of 3); White and Boon's first state (of 2). Foolscap with a 5-pointed collar watermark (Ash/Fletcher 19 A.a.). A superb, early impression, with burr on the tall cap on the man behind Christ and with strong contrasts. Bartsch 65; Biörklund 52-B; Hollstein (White and Boon) 65.