May 01, 2003 - Sale 1969

Sale 1969 - Lot 7

Price Realized: $ 10,350
?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; 33/4x3 inches, small margins. Usticke's first state (of 2), with the small patch of burr on Joseph's left eye. Partial fleur-de-lys (the top of a crown ?) watermark. A superb, crisp and early impression with the multitude of fine lines printing clearly.

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