Apr 30, 2009 - Sale 2178

Sale 2178 - Lot 40

Unsold
Estimate: $ 35,000 - $ 50,000
REMBRANDT VAN RIJN
Self Portrait with Saskia.

Etching, 1636. 105x97 mm; 4 1/8x3 7/8 inches, thread margins. Biörklund's first state (of 3); Usticke's first state (of 6), with the short curved line above Saskia's right eye and with the vertical scratch through Rembrandt's hand; White and Boon's first state (of 3). A brilliant, early impression with strong contrasts and with no signs of wear. Bartsch 19; Biörklund 36-B; Hollstein (White and Boon) 19.