Sale 16544
New York
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29 January 2019
Price realised
USD 11,250
Estimate
REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669) Self-Portrait with Saskia etching, 1636, on laid paper, without watermark, a very good impression of the third state (of four), with margins, a tiny trace of red pigment in the lower margin, generally in very good condition Plate 105 x 96 mm., Sheet 118 x 105 mm.
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Literature
Bartsch, Hollstein 19; Hind 144; New Hollstein 158
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