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93 M.C. Escher (1898-1972) ‘Day and Night’/’Dag en Nacht’
signed with initials and dated in the plate ‘MCE/II-’38’ (upper right); signed in pencil ‘M.C. Escher’ (lower left); annotated in pencil
‘eigen druk.’ (lower right) woodcut, 391x677 mm
€15,000 - €20,000
Literature: -F.H. Bool, J.R. Kist, J.L. Locher and F. Wierda, ‘M.C. Escher: His life and complete graphic work’, New York 1981, ill. p. 273, no. 303. This print exemplifies the new direction Escher began to pursue in the mid-1930s. Central to this development are the themes of eternity and infinity. He described tessellation - the motif whose outlines connect seamlessly on all sides and can be repeated without end - as ‘the richest source of inspiration’ he had ever discovered.
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