Nov 05, 2001 - Sale 1913

Sale 1913 - Lot 209

Price Realized: $ 17,250
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 20,000 - $ 30,000
REMBRANDT VAN RIJN
View of Amsterdam from the North West<>.

Etching and drypoint, circa 1640. 113x153 mm; 4½x6¼ inches, thread margins. Usticke's only state (e), with the "rainy sky" printing clearly in the right background and with traces of sulphur tinting in the lower right background. Partial Arms of Amsterdam watermark. Ex-collection Wilhelm Heinrich Ferdinand Karl von Lepell (Lugt 1672, verso) and Kupferstichkabinett der Staatlichen Museen, Berlin (Lugt 1606 and 2398, verso). A superb, early impression with all the details printing clearly and with subtle plate tone. Bartsch 210; Biörklund 40-4; Hollstein (White and Boon) 210.