Apr 25, 2012 - Sale 2277

Sale 2277 - Lot 93

Unsold
Estimate: $ 25,000 - $ 35,000
REMBRANDT VAN RIJN
Self Portrait with Saskia.

Etching, 1636. 105x94 mm; 4 1/8x3 3/4 inches, thread margins. Biörklund's first state (of 3), with the curved stroke on Saskia's forehead and the vertical scratch through Rembrandt's left hand; Usticke's first state (e-i) (of 6); White and Boon's first state (of 3). A superb, dark and evenly-printed impression with strong contrasts and with little to no sign of wear in the most densely cross-hatched areas. Bartsch 19; Biörklund 36-B; Hollstein (White and Boon) 19.