Swann Galleries - Old Master Prints - Sale 2429: Part I, November 3, 2016

155 REMBRANDT VAN RIJN

Man in an Arbor

Etching, 1642. 74x57 mm; 3x2

inches,

narrow to thread margins.Usticke’s only state

(e-i), with traces of burr along the horizontal

line at the upper part of the plate. A very

good,well-inked impression of this extremely

scarce etching, with all the details distinct.

We have found fewer than 20 other impres-

sions at auction in the past 30 years.

According to Usticke, “A very rare plate,

possibly a self portrait (RRR-).” Bartsch

257; Biörklund 42-A; Hollstein (White and

Boon) 257.

[8,000/12,000]

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REMBRANDT VAN RIJN

Self Portrait in a Flat Cap and Embroidered Dress

Etching, circa 1642. 90x63 mm; 3

inches, thread margins. Biörklund’s second

state (of 2); Usticke’s second state (e) (of 3),

with the signature distinct and redrawn in

double outline.A very good, evenly-printed

and well-inked impression with strong

contrasts.Bartsch 26;Biörklund 31-8;Hollstein

(White and Boon) 26.

[3,000/5,000]

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