REMBRANDT VAN RIJN Self Portrait with Curly Hair and White Collar: Bust.
Etching, circa 1630. 58x50 mm; 2 3/8x1 7/8 inches, narrow to thread margins. Usticke's only state (e). A good, strong impression of this usually grayish print, well-inked overall with partially inky plate edges and with very little to no wear in the most densely cross-hatched shading. Ex-collection Adalbert von Lanna (Lugt 2773, verso).
According to Usticke, "A very rare, attractive self portrait; nearly always pale and indistinct (RRR+)." We have found fewer than 10 other impressions at auction in the past 25 years. Bartsch 1; Biörklund 30-11; Hollstein (White and Boon) 1.
