Apr 30, 2009 - Sale 2178

Sale 2178 - Lot 145

Unsold
Estimate: $ 2,500 - $ 3,500
REMBRANDT VAN RIJN
The Death of the Virgin.

Etching and drypoint, 1639. 400x312 mm; 15 3/4x12 1/4 inches. Biörklund's fourth state (of 4); Usticke's fourth state (of 5); White and Boon's third state (of 3). Trimmed on or inside the plate mark, with thread margins outside the thin black border line, several expertly-repaired tears. A good, evenly-printed impression of this large print with strong contrasts overall. Bartsch 99; Biörklund 39-A; Hollstein (White and Boon) 99.