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Estimate: $ 12,000 - $ 18,000
REMBRANDT VAN RIJN Sheet of Studies: Head of the Artist, A Beggar Couple.
Etching, circa 1632. 100x105 mm; 4x4 1/8 inches, narrow margins. Biörklund's second state (of 2); Usticke's first state (e) (of 4); with the delicate diagonal scratches to the left of Rembrandt's chin showing; White and Boon's second state (of 2). Partial Arms of Amsterdam watermark (Ash/Fletcher 1). Ex-collection unknown collector, indiscernible ink stamp verso. A superb, dark and evenly-printed impression of this scarce print with crisp plate edges.
According to Usticke, "A very scarce sheet (RR+)." Bartsch 363; Biörklund 32-1; Hollstein (White and Boon) 363.
