Rare Escher Works Fetch €6.7 Million at New York Auction - DutchNews.nl
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Dozens of works by Dutch artist Maurits Cornelis Escher sold at an online auction in New York for over $7.7 million, or approximately €6.7 million. All the works offered sold for significantly more than expected. The auction included 65 drawings and prints by the graphic artist (1898-1972), who was born in Leeuwarden. Many had rarely been sold before. Among the works were preparatory sketches for some of Escher's most famous drawings. On average…
Auction: An online auction at Christie's in New York featuring sixty drawings and prints by M. C. Escher raised the equivalent of €6.7 million. All…
Works by Dutch artist Escher sell for $7.7 mil.; Much more than auction house expected
Dozens of works by Dutch artist Maurits Cornelis Escher sold for over 7.7 million dollars, or around 6.5 million euros, at an online auction in New York this week. Each of the 65 drawings and prints by the Leeuwarden-born graphic artist sold for significantly more than the auction house, Christie’s, had expected.
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