Lot 3
Lot 3
PRINTS AND DRAWINGS SOLD TO BENEFIT THE ROBERT OWEN LEHMAN FOUNDATION
MAURITS CORNELIS ESCHER (1898-1972)

Bonifacio

Price Realised USD 119,700
Estimate
USD 15,000 - USD 25,000
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MAURITS CORNELIS ESCHER (1898-1972)

Bonifacio

Price Realised USD 119,700
Price Realised USD 119,700
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MAURITS CORNELIS ESCHER (1898-1972)
Bonifacio
dated and titled 'BONIFACIO 6-6-'28' (upper left)
pencil on paper
2618 x 2014 in. (664 x 513 mm.)
Drawn on 6 June 1928
Provenance
M.C. Escher Foundation, Baarn (gift from the artist, October 1969; on deposit with The Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, The Hague, no. T167-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. 1616.
FURTHER DETAILS
This is a preliminary drawing for lot 4, Bonifacio, Corsica (Bool 120).
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