.jpg?w=1)
Self-Portrait with Saskia
Details
REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)
Self-Portrait with Saskia
etching, 1634, on laid paper, without watermark, a very good but slightly later impression of the second state (of four), showing some wear below the hat and in the hair at right, but before the posthumous rework of the third state, with narrow to thread margins at left and at right, trimmed on or just inside the platemark above with a narrow margin at upper right, trimmed on or just inside the borderline below, a flattened crease at left, otherwise in good condition
Plate 104 x 95 mm., Sheet 104 x 97 mm.
Self-Portrait with Saskia
etching, 1634, on laid paper, without watermark, a very good but slightly later impression of the second state (of four), showing some wear below the hat and in the hair at right, but before the posthumous rework of the third state, with narrow to thread margins at left and at right, trimmed on or just inside the platemark above with a narrow margin at upper right, trimmed on or just inside the borderline below, a flattened crease at left, otherwise in good condition
Plate 104 x 95 mm., Sheet 104 x 97 mm.
Literature
Bartsch, Hollstein 19; Hind 144; New Hollstein 158
Special notice
These lots have been imported from outside the EU for sale using a Temporary Import regime. Import VAT is payable (at 5%) on the Hammer price. VAT is also payable (at 20%) on the buyer’s Premium on a VAT inclusive basis. When a buyer of such a lot has registered an EU address but wishes to export the lot or complete the import into another EU country, he must advise Christie's immediately after the auction.
Brought to you by
Murray Macaulay