Lot 13
Lot 13
PRINTS AND DRAWINGS SOLD TO BENEFIT THE ROBERT OWEN LEHMAN FOUNDATION
MAURITS CORNELIS ESCHER (1898-1972)

Castrovalva

Price Realised USD 113,400
Estimate
USD 40,000 - USD 60,000
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MAURITS CORNELIS ESCHER (1898-1972)

Castrovalva

Price Realised USD 113,400
Price Realised USD 113,400
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MAURITS CORNELIS ESCHER (1898-1972)
Castrovalva
dated and titled 'CASTROVALVA 14-5-'29' (lower left)
pencil on paper
2512 x 1934 in. (650 x 502 mm.)
Painted on 14 May 1929
Provenance
M.C. Escher Foundation, Baarn (gift from the artist, October 1969; The Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, The Hague, no. T165-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. 1611.
FURTHER DETAILS
This is a preliminary drawing for lot 14, Castrovalva, (Abruzzi), (Bool 132).
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