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Print (other) · Paper
Van Sabben Poster Auctions · Jun 27, 2026€74 ≈ $84 ≈ £63Sign up free to see price
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Auction result
Three Spheres I
M. C. Escher (Dutch, 1898–1972) · 1945
Unsold / did not meet reserve
Estimate $8,000 – $12,000 (≈ £5,220 – £7,829) (≈ €7,265 – €10,898)
Offered at Phillips and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.
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- Medium
- Woodcut / linocut · Prints & multiples all woodcut / linocut results →As published: “Wood engraving, on wove paper, with full margins,”
- Support
- Paper
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and annotated
- Category
- Design (named designers)
- Dimensions
- I. 10 7/8 x 6 5/8 in. (27.6 x 16.8 cm) S. 14 3/8 x 8 3/8 in. (36.5 x 21.3 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Evening & Day Editions (NY030215)
- Date
- October 26, 2015
- Location
- New York
- Lot
- 152
- Estimate
- $8,000 – $12,000 (≈ £5,220 – £7,829) (≈ €7,265 – €10,898)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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