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MAURITS CORNELIS ESCHER (1898-1972)

Predestination (Topsy-Turvy World)

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MAURITS CORNELIS ESCHER (1898-1972)

Predestination (Topsy-Turvy World)

Price Realised EUR 47,880
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Price Realised EUR 47,880
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MAURITS CORNELIS ESCHER (1898-1972)
Predestination (Topsy-Turvy World)
signed and numbered 'MCEscher No 45/47' (lower left)
lithograph
image: 29.5 x 42cm.
sheet: 38.5 x 51.5cm.
Conceived in 1951, this work is number forty-five from an edition of forty-seven
Provenance
Private Collection, the Netherlands.
Literature
F.H. Bool, M.C. Escher, His Life and Complete Graphic Works, Amsterdam 1992, no. 372 (illustrated, p. 300).
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'Vissen eten nooit vogels zoals ze in Predistinatie doen, maar vogels houden van vis. Geef u kanarie Ons Prachtig Vacuumgedroogd Visvoer en u zult horen hoe hij zingt als een nachtegaal!' – M.C. Escher
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