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"My little birds, little fish and frogs cannot be described: all they ask for is to be thought through, they ask for a mode of thought that I have found to be present in only very few people. It is a kind of small philosophy that has nothing to do with literature, a pleasure in arranging forms and in giving meaning to each part of the plane. It has much more to do with music than with literature."
- M.C. Escher, letter to G.H's-Gravesande, 14 March 1940.
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In addition to the catalogue description, with wide margins (the upper and lower sheet edges very slightly uneven), faint light-staining, an unobtrusive vertical crease in the river at the left, a pinhole toward the upper image edge (with associated pale discoloration), a few touched-in areas in the black ink in the upper right image (presumably from the time of production), occasional pale foxmarks (primarily in the margins), tape remains and surface soiling in places on the reverse sheet edges (slightly showing through), otherwise in generally good condition, framed
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Lot 31Sale 24220
Day and NightMAURITS CORNELIS ESCHER (1898-1972)Estimate: USD 25,000 - 35,000
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