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M. C. Escher 16 facsimile prints. With an introduction by J. L. Locher, former Director of the Gemeentemuseum, The Hague.
by Escher, M. C
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Amsterdam, Netherlands
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About This Item
Baarn, The Escher Foundation, 2008. 16 prints, matching the original prints in shape, enlarged by 10%, all on separate sheets measuring 55.0 x 65.0 cm) and an introduction of 16 pp., and 4 pp. review (both 34.0 x 45.0 cm). In original full cloth dropbox (67.0 x 57.0 x 3.0 cm) with printed label on the front board and printed title on the spine. = This special collection consists of the highest quality "Museum quality" facsimile reprints of 16 of the most famous lithographs, woodcuts and drawings by the graphic artist M.C. Escher (1898-1972). Each copyright-protected image is printed in a limited edition of only 450, individually numbered and stamped with the authentication seal of the M. C. Escher Foundation. The following prints are included, with date and reference number: Castrovalva, 1930 (Bool 132); Hand with Reflecting Sphere, 1935 (Bool 268); Sky and Water I, 1938 (Bool 306); Reptiles, 1943 (Bool 327); Other World, 1947 (Bool 348); Up and Down, 1947 (Bool 352); Relativity, 1953 (Bool 389); Three Worlds, 1955 (Bool 405); Bond of Union, 1956 (Bool 409); Ascending and Descending, 1960 (Bool 435); Waterfall, 1961 (Bool 439); and five studies of patterns without Bool catalogue number, namely one with geese, "Two Birds", 1938 - a pattern used in "Day and Night" (Bool 303); one with fish and birds, "Bird/Fish", 1938, used in the Metamorphosis designs (e.g. Bool 446); one with lizards, "Lizard", 1942, used in Development (Bool 310-311) and Reptiles (Bool 327); one with horsemen "Horseman", 1946 (Bool, p. 150; used in Bool 342), and one with various birds "Twelve Birds", 1948. A fine copy, as new. Copyright 2018 The M.C.Escher Company - The Netherlands. All rights reserved. ON THIS SITE EACH PRINT IS ALSO SEPARATELY AVAILABLE FOR 235,00 (Excl. 21% VAT).
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- Bookseller
- Antiquariaat Schierenberg
(NL)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 70156
- Title
- M. C. Escher 16 facsimile prints. With an introduction by J. L. Locher, former Director of the Gemeentemuseum, The Hague.
- Author
- Escher, M. C
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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Antiquariaat Schierenberg
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Amsterdam
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