01-25-201901-25-2019
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
3203BBoston
January 25, 2019 10:00 AMCalender
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M.C. Escher (Dutch 1898-1972) Fish, Vignette

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$7,995$6,500
Auction: American & European Works of Art - 3203BLocation: BostonDate / Time: January 25, 2019 10:00AM

Description:

M.C. Escher (Dutch 1898-1972)

Fish, Vignette, 1956 (Bool et al., 414). Signed "MCEscher" in pencil l.l., initialed within the block. Woodcut on paper, image size 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. (8.1 x 8.1 cm),framed.
Condition: Not examined out of frame.
Estimate $1,500-2,500

Stamp from Paul Schuster Art Gallery, Cambridge, Massachusetts, on the frame backing paper and on an interior backing sheet.

Sheet size is 5 5/16 x 4 1/8 in. (13.5 x 10.5 cm),laid paper. Signed in pencil as described, also numbered "6" in pencil in the l.l. corner of the recto. Imprinted "Houtsnede : M. C. Escher" on the lower edge of the verso. Minor toning and gently light struck. Hinged to window mat in two places at the top edge of the verso.



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