Nov 06, 2003 - Sale 1983

Sale 1983 - Lot 77

Price Realized: $ 2,070
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 3,000 - $ 5,000
FROM THE HOLBOURNE COLLECTION 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 second state (of 4), an early impression in this state with the vertical scratches to the right of the date still printing clearly; White and Boon's second state (of 2). Ex-collection Thomas William Holbourne (Lugt 1265, verso). A very good impression with strong contrasts. Bartsch 63; Biörklund 54-C; Hollstein (White and Boon) 63.