Nov 03, 2005 - Sale 2055

Sale 2055 - Lot 52

Unsold
Estimate: $ 7,000 - $ 10,000
REMBRANDT VAN RIJN
Christ Driving the Money Changers from the Temple.

Etching and drypoint on thin cream laid paper, 1635. 138x170 mm; 51/2x63/4 inches, small to thread margins. Biörklund's third state (of 3); Usticke's third state (of 7); White and Boon's second state (of 2). Ex-collection Lucien Goldschmidt, with his label on the frame back. A superb, well-inked impression with strong contrasts and very little to no wear in the most densely cross-hatched areas, such as the deeply shaded lower left corner. Bartsch 69; Biörklund 35-B; Hollstein (White and Boon) 69.