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REMBRANDT VAN RIJN
The Return of the Prodigal Son
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Etching and drypoint, 1636. 158x136 mm; 6
1
/
4
x5
3
/
8
inches, thread margins. Usticke’s first
state (e-i) (of 4), with much of the landscape in the left background and some of the
burnished lines from under the son’s right shin distinct and before any wear in the shaded
triangular patch below the son’s chin. A superb, crisp, dark and well-printed impression
with strong contrasts. Bartsch 91; Biörklund 36-D; Hollstein (White and Boon) 91.
[6,000/9,000]
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