Lot 15
Lot 15
PRINTS AND DRAWINGS SOLD TO BENEFIT THE ROBERT OWEN LEHMAN FOUNDATION
MAURITS CORNELIS ESCHER (1898-1972)

The Bridge (recto); Mosques (verso)

Price Realised USD 113,400
Estimate
USD 30,000 - USD 50,000
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MAURITS CORNELIS ESCHER (1898-1972)

The Bridge (recto); Mosques (verso)

Price Realised USD 113,400
Price Realised USD 113,400
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MAURITS CORNELIS ESCHER (1898-1972)
The Bridge (recto); Mosques (verso)
pencil on paper (recto and verso)
Image: 2114 x 1478 in. (540 x 380 mm.)
Sheet: 2514 x 1934 in. (647 x 499 mm.)
Drawn circa 1930
Provenance
M.C. Escher Foundation, Baarn (gift from the artist, October 1969; on deposit with The Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, The Hague, no. T193-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 nos. 1607 (recto) and 1608 (verso).
FURTHER DETAILS
This is a preliminary drawing for lot 16, The Bridge (Bool 134).
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