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M.C. Escher - Three Spheres I (B. 336)

M.C. Escher

Three Spheres I (B. 336)

Found at Phillips, New York Auction
Editions & Works on Paper, Lot 49
24. Oct - 26. Oct 2023
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
1945
Wood engraving, on laid Japanese paper, with full margins.
I. 11 x 6 5/8 in. (27.9 x 16.8 cm)
S. 14 1/2 x 11 1/4 in. (36.8 x 28.6 cm)
Signed in pencil, annotated 'Houtsnede "Drie bollen"' (Woodcut "Three spheres") in pencil along the lower right sheet edge, framed.

Auction result well in line with expectations

In October this year Phillips in New York held the auction Editions & Works on Paper, which included the work Three Spheres I (B. 336) by Maurits Cornelis Escher. The estimated price for the artwork was previously given by the auction house with a range of USD 10,000.00 – 15,000.00, the actual price achieved of USD 10,795.00 (€ 10,214.80) could thus just exceed the lower estimate. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Maurits Cornelis Escher achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Reptiles (Bool 327) in April last year with an auction result of USD 756,000.00 (€ 717,471.77).

Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen

Im Oktober diesen Jahres führte Phillips in New York die Auktion Editions & Works on Paper durch, in der auch die Arbeit Three Spheres I (B. 336) von Maurits Cornelis Escher zur Versteigerung kam. Der Schätzpreis für das Kunstwerk wurde von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit einer Spanne von USD 10.000,00 – 15.000,00 angegeben, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis von USD 10.795,00 (€ 10.214,80) konnte den unteren Schätzpreis somit knapp übertreffen. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Maurits Cornelis Escher erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Reptiles (Bool 327) im April letzten Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 756.000,00 (€ 717.471,77).

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