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M. C. Escher

Ascending and Descending (Bool 435)

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July 20, 05:11 PM GMT

Estimate

15,000 - 25,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

M. C. Escher

1898 - 1972

Ascending and Descending (Bool 435)

signed in pencil M. C. Escher, inscribed III and numbered No 74/108 (lower right)

lithograph on wove paper

image: 14⅛ by 11¼ in. (35.8 by 28.6 cm.)

sheet: 18¾ by 15½ in. (47.8 by 39.4 cm.)

Executed in 1960, this impression is number 74 from the edition of 108.

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