Maurits Cornelis Escher
Three spheres II (Drie bollen) (B.339)
Found at
Christies,
Amsterdam
TWENTIETH CENTURY ART, Lot 381
30. Nov - 30. Nov 2000
TWENTIETH CENTURY ART, Lot 381
30. Nov - 30. Nov 2000
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Maurits Cornelis Escher
Three spheres II (Drie bollen) (B.339)
lithograph, 1946, on wove Van Gelder, a fine impression, signed in pencil, numbered 18/40, with wide margins, inscribed with title in the extreme lower sheet corner, few scattered pale and tiny foxmarks, otherwise generally in very good condition
L. 269 x 463 mm.
Three spheres II (Drie bollen) (B.339)
lithograph, 1946, on wove Van Gelder, a fine impression, signed in pencil, numbered 18/40, with wide margins, inscribed with title in the extreme lower sheet corner, few scattered pale and tiny foxmarks, otherwise generally in very good condition
L. 269 x 463 mm.
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Three spheres II (Drie bollen) (B.339) by Maurits Cornelis Escher was auctioned at Christies in Amsterdam in November 2000. The price achieved of NLG 35,106.00 (€ 16,446.60) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as NLG 30,000.00 – 50,000.00. 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
Die Arbeit Three spheres II (Drie bollen) (B.339) von Maurits Cornelis Escher kam im November 2000 bei Christies in Amsterdam zur Auktion. Der dabei erzielte Preis von NLG 35.106,00 (€ 16.446,60) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit NLG 30.000,00 – 50.000,00 angegeben worden. 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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