Apr 30, 2009 - Sale 2178

Sale 2178 - Lot 26

Price Realized: $ 5,280
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 6,000 - $ 9,000
REMBRANDT VAN RIJN
Jan Cornelis Sylvius, Preacher.

Etching, drypoint and engraving, 1623. 166x142 mm; 6 5/8x5 5/8 inches, small margins. Biörklund's first state (of 2); Usticke's first state (of 3); White and Boon's first state (of 2). Ex-collection Carel Joseph Frederik Johan Maasen (Lugt supplement 1774b, verso). A brilliant, early impression with strong contrasts, with all the fine lines printing clearly and with no signs of wear. Bartsch 266; Biörklund 33-H; Hollstein (White and Boon) 266.