May 01, 2003 - Sale 1969

Sale 1969 - Lot 26

Price Realized: $ 4,140
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000
REMBRANDT VAN RIJN
The Virgin and Child with the Cat and Snake.

Etching, 1654. 96x146 mm; 33/4x53/4 inches, small margins. Biörklund's second state (of 2); Usticke's third state (of 4), with the bare spot on the Virgin's chin; White and Boon's second state (of 2). Letters watermark. Ex-collection Charles M. Lea (Lugt supplement 622 a, verso). A very good impression with strong contrasts. Bartsch 63; Biörklund 54-C; Hollstein (White and Boon) 63.