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REMBRANDT VAN RIJN
Three Oriental Figures (Jacob and Laban ?)
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Etching and drypoint, 1641. 145x115 mm; 5
3
/
4
x4
1
/
2
inches, thread margins. Biörklund’s
second state (of 2); Usticke’s second state (e) (of 2);White and Boon’s second state (of 2).
A very good, well-inked impression with strong contrasts, with little to no wear in the
dark shadow of the arched doorway and with remnants of the sulphur tinting in the upper
right. Bartsch 118; Biörklund 41-F; Hollstein (White and Boon) 118.
[1,500/2,500]
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REMBRANDT VAN RIJN
The Angel Departing from the Family of Tobias
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Etching and drypoint, 1641. 105x156 mm; 4
1
/
8
x6
1
/
4
inches, thread margins. Biörklund’s
fifth state (of 6), with the Watelet rework and the Watelet inscription lower center;
Usticke’s fourth state (e) (of 7); White and Boon’s third state (of 4). A superb, crisp
impression on thin cream laid paper, with touches of burr on the back of Tobias’ head,
with all the fine lines distinct and with strong contrasts. Bartsch 43; Biörklund 41-G;
Hollstein (White and Boon) 43.
[5,000/8,000]
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