REMBRANDT VAN RIJN An Old Beggar Woman with a Gourd.
REMBRANDT VAN RIJN
An Old Beggar Woman with a Gourd.
Etching, circa 1630. 106x49 mm; 4¼x1¾ inches, narrow margins. Biörklund's first state (of 2); an intermediary state between Usticke's trial proof and only state (e), before the reduction of the plate but with the horizontal line across the lower portion of the plate; White and Boon's first state (of 2). A superb, richly-inked, dark and early impression, with strong contrasts and no sign of wear. Bartsch 168; Biörklund 30-16; Hollstein (White and Boon) 168.
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REMBRANDT VAN RIJN
An Old Beggar Woman with a Gourd.
Etching, circa 1630. 106x49 mm; 4¼x1¾ inches, narrow margins. Biörklund's first state (of 2); an intermediary state between Usticke's trial proof and only state (e), before the reduction of the plate but with the horizontal line across the lower portion of the plate; White and Boon's first state (of 2). A superb, richly-inked, dark and early impression, with strong contrasts and no sign of wear. Bartsch 168; Biörklund 30-16; Hollstein (White and Boon) 168.
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