May 02, 2017 - Sale 2445

Sale 2445 - Lot 175

Unsold
Estimate: $ 4,000 - $ 6,000
REMBRANDT VAN RIJN
The Star of Kings: A Night Piece.

Etching and drypoint, circa 1651. 93x142 mm; 3 5/8x5 5/8 inches, narrow margins. Biörklund's second state (of 2); Usticke's third state (e) (of 7), with burr on the star and the column to the left of the star. A very good, well-inked and dark impression with all the details distinct and before the blotchiness and significant wear in the dark shadows. Bartsch 113; Biörklund 51-1; Hollstein (White and Boon) 113.