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MAURITS CORNELIS ESCHER (1898-1972)

Self-Portrait

    Price Realised USD 40,320
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    USD 25,000 - USD 35,000
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    MAURITS CORNELIS ESCHER (1898-1972)

    Self-Portrait

    Price Realised USD 40,320
    Price Realised USD 40,320
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    MAURITS CORNELIS ESCHER (1898-1972)
    Self-Portrait
    pencil on paper
    Image: 103⁄4 x 61⁄4 in. (272 x 160 mm.)
    Sheet: 15 x 121⁄4 in. (380 x 315 mm.)
    Drawn circa 1929
    Provenance
    M.C. Escher Foundation, Baarn (gift from the artist, October 1969; on deposit with The Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, The Hague, no. T73-x-69).
    Michael S. Sachs, Inc., Westport (acquired from the above, 1980).
    Acquired from the above by the present owner, October 1980.
    Literature
    M.C. Escher-Archive: Drawings, Microfiche no. 1094.
    FURTHER DETAILS
    This is a preliminary drawing for Self-Portrait (Bool 128).
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