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M. C. Escher — Drawing Hands (Bool 355)

M. C. Escher

Drawing Hands (Bool 355)

A famous lithograph by M.C. Escher from 1948 depicting two hands drawing each other in an impossible loop. The work is a quintessential example of Escher's exploration of self-reference and artistic paradox.

Medium
Lithograph, 1948, on wove paper, framed

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April 7, 2022

Estimate: $50,000$70,000

Lot 9

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M. C. Escher, Drawing Hands (Bool 355)

A famous lithograph by M.C. Escher from 1948 depicting two hands drawing each other in an impossible loop. The work is a quintessential example of Escher's exploration of self-reference and artistic paradox.

Medium
Lithograph, 1948, on wove paper, framed
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Self-reference, M.C. Escher, 1948, Impossible, Iconic, Paradox, Lithograph, Drawing Hands

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