May 01, 2008 - Sale 2144

Sale 2144 - Lot 63

Unsold
Estimate: $ 18,000 - $ 22,000
REMBRANDT VAN RIJN
Self Portrait with Saskia.

Etching, 1636. 105x94 mm; 4 1/8x3 3/4 inches, thread margins. Biörklund's third state (of 3); Usticke's third state (of 6), with the vertical scratch through Rembrandt's hand still visible but with the acid spot to the right of his collar not printing; White and Boon's third state (of 3). A very good, dark and evenly-printed impression with strong contrasts and with little to no signs of wear in the most densely cross-hatched areas. Bartsch 19; Biörklund 36-B; Hollstein (White and Boon) 19.