'escher no. 89 (fish)', twelve damask napkins and a table-cloth

THE DESIGN BY MAURITS C. ESCHER, 1953, MANUFACTURED BY E.J.F. VAN DISSEL & ZONEN, EINDHOVEN, 1954

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'escher no. 89 (fish)', twelve damask napkins and a table-cloth
The design by Maurits C. Escher, 1953, manufactured by E.J.F. van Dissel & Zonen, Eindhoven, 1954
Depicting fish with plain fins outlined by simple curves transfiguring to sea-horses with plain tails outlined by simple curves
table-cloth: 200 x 150cm.
napkins: 60.5 x 59cm.
Some with original printed label Made in Holland puur Holland Linnen (13)

Lot Essay

Cf. Doris Schattschneider, Visions of Symmetry, Notebooks, Periodic Drawings, and Related Work of M.C. Escher, New York, 1990, p. 308, no. 89, for an explanation and an illustration of a drawing for this design

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