Lot 49
Lot 49
PRINTS AND DRAWINGS SOLD TO BENEFIT THE ROBERT OWEN LEHMAN FOUNDATION
MAURITS CORNELIS ESCHER (1898-1972)

House of Stairs

Price Realised USD 176,400
Estimate
USD 20,000 - USD 30,000
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MAURITS CORNELIS ESCHER (1898-1972)

House of Stairs

Price Realised USD 176,400
Price Realised USD 176,400
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MAURITS CORNELIS ESCHER (1898-1972)
House of Stairs
pencil on paper
1034 x 15 in. (274 x 380 mm.)
Drawn circa 1951
Provenance
M.C. Escher Foundation, Baarn (gift from the artist, October 1969); on deposit with The Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, The Hague, no. T49-x-1969).
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. 356.
FURTHER DETAILS
This is a preliminary drawing for House of Stairs (Bool 375).
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