Lot 8
Lot 8
PRINTS AND DRAWINGS SOLD TO BENEFIT THE ROBERT OWEN LEHMAN FOUNDATION
MAURITS CORNELIS ESCHER (1898-1972)

Barrea (recto); Viscoral Steckborn (verso)

Price Realised USD 40,320
Estimate
USD 15,000 - USD 25,000
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MAURITS CORNELIS ESCHER (1898-1972)

Barrea (recto); Viscoral Steckborn (verso)

Price Realised USD 40,320
Price Realised USD 40,320
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MAURITS CORNELIS ESCHER (1898-1972)
Barrea (recto); Viscoral Steckborn (verso)
dated and titled 'BARREA 24-5-'29' (lower left)
pencil on paper (recto and verso)
2614 x 1918 in. (665 x 485 mm.)
Drawn on 24 May 1929
Provenance
M.C. Escher Foundation, Baarn (gift from the artist, October 1969; on deposit with The Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, The Hague, no. T117-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. 1642 (recto) and 1643 (verso).
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