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Estimate: $ 30,000 - $ 50,000
REMBRANDT VAN RIJN The Good Samaritan.
Etching, 1633. 253x203 mm; 10 1/8x8 1/8 inches. Biörklund's fifth state (of 5); Usticke's fourth state (of 4); White and Boon's fifth state (of 5), after the reduction of the plate; New Hollstein's fourth state (of 4). Partial foolscap watermark (likely a foolscap with a 5-pointed collar, Hinterding K.a.a., the same watermark is on the impressions of this subject in the Musée Jenisch, Vevey, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York). Trimmed on the plate mark, still with the entire artist's signature and date preserved in the lower margin. A superb, evenly-printed impression of this very scarce etching with strong contrasts and little to no sign of wear, consistent with the earliest impressions of this subject.
According to Usticke, "A scarce plate, seldom found in fine condition (R+)." Bartsch 90; Biörklund 33-A; Hollstein (White and Boon) 90.
