Maurits Cornelis Escher

LOT 68 PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE AMERICAN COLLECTOR M. C. ESCHER 1898 - 1972 [HEN WITH EGG] (BOOL/KIST/LOCHER/WEIRDA 10) Linoleum cut, 1917, Bool's second state, signed in pencil and dated '16, on smooth wove paper 112 by 115 mm 4 1/2 by 4 5/8 in sheet 223 by 160 mm 8 3/4 by 6 1/4 in

MAURITS CORNELIS ESCHER Ascending and Descending (B. 435) lithograph, 1960, on wove paper watermark Holland, signed and annotated 'II' in pencil, numbered '2/50', with wide margins, generally in good condition, framed L. 14½ x 11½ in. (368 x 292 mm.) S. 18 7/8 x 15 3/8 in. (479 x 391 mm.)

Lot 45 Maurits Cornelius Escher (1898-1972) PATH OF LIFE I (BOOL 424) Woodcut printed in red and black, 1958, on laid Japon , signed, dated, inscribed eigen druk and III in pencil, very pale matstain, old linen tape along top sheet edge recto, the red attenuated, a few printer's and other creases in the margins, a few pressure marks in the margins, a small area with a few unobtrusive pressure marks in the image at right, some (printer's?) ink verso, otherwise in good condition, with good or full margins. 16 1/8 x 16 1/8 inches; 410 x 410 mm. Sheet 19 x 19 inches; 483 x 483 mm. C Estimate $40,000-60,000 Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Doyle New York shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging.

Maurits Cornelis Escher (1898-1972) Aarde, Lucht, Vuur, Water; the four elements (Eugène & Willy Strens New Year's greeting-cards 1953-1956) (B. 382-385) the set of four woodcuts in colours with letterpress, 1952-1955, on wove paper, from the edition of unknown size, the sheets loose, the sheets slightly timestained, otherwise generally in good condition S. 174 x 153 mm. (each), unframed in passepartout Eugène and Willy Strens. By descent from the above to the present owner.

MAURTIS C. ESCHER Spirals. Color woodcut on Japan paper, 1953. 270x333 mm; 10 5/8x13 inches, full margins. Signed, titled and inscribed "eigendruck" in pencil, lower margin. A superb impression of this extremely scarce woodcut. We have found only 2 other impressions at auction in the past 25 years. Bool 390. Estimate $8,000-12,000