May 01, 2008 - Sale 2144

Sale 2144 - Lot 184

Price Realized: $ 2,400
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000
REMBRANDT VAN RIJN
The Artist's Mother Seated, in Widow's Dress and Black Gloves.

Etching, circa 1632. 148x113 mm; 5 7/8x4 1/2 inches, thread margins. Usticke's first state (of 3), with the thumb printing clearly in the upper left corner and with little to no signs of wear, even in the most densely shaded areas. A superb, dark impression.

Though accepted by Bartsch and others, this print is rejected by some, including Biörklund. Bartsch 344.