Apr 30, 2009 - Sale 2178

Sale 2178 - Lot 30

Price Realized: $ 9,000
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 8,000 - $ 12,000
REMBRANDT VAN RIJN
The Holy Family.

Etching and drypoint, circa 1632. 95x73 mm; 3 3/4x3 inches, small to narrow margins. Usticke's first state (of 2), with the small patch of burr on Joseph's left eye. A superb, crisp and early impression with the multitude of fine lines printing clearly and with additional burr in the lightly-shaded upper left corner.

According to Usticke, "A very scarce, attractive print, (RR)". Bartsch 62; Biörklund 32-3; Hollstein (White and Boon) 62.