Oct 31, 2008 - Sale 2160

Sale 2160 - Lot 44

Price Realized: $ 9,000
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 10,000 - $ 15,000
REMBRANDT VAN RIJN
Self Portrait in a Velvet Cap and Plume.

Etching, 1638. 134x104 mm; 5 1/4x4 1/8 inches, thread margins. Biörklund's third state (of 3); Usticke's second state (i) (of 3); White and Boon's third state (of 3). Small restorations on the outer edges of 3 corners. A superb, well-inked and clearly-printed impression with all the delicate lines printing strongly, with no wear in even the most densely cross-hatched areas. Bartsch 20; Biörklund 38-B; Hollstein (White and Boon) 20.