Lot 563 · Surrealist Treasures: The Urban S. Hirsch III Collection
One plate, from De Vreeselijke Avonturen van Scholastica
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- Estimate
- $1,000–$1,500 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Surrealist Treasures: The Urban S. Hirsch III Collection, Online, Los Angeles · 9 January 2025
- Record ID
- TB-2026-095945
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Maurits Cornelis Escher, One plate, from De Vreeselijke Avonturen van Scholastica. Bonhams, 9 Jan 2025, lot 563. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-095945.
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Maurits Cornelis Escher, One plate, from De Vreeselijke Avonturen van Scholastica. Bonhams, 9 Jan 2025, lot 563. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-095945.
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From the same sale Surrealist Treasures: The Urban S. Hirsch III Collection · Jan 2025
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| by Lucas Vorsterman (1595-1675) Peasant Fighting Over a Game of Cards | After Pieter Bruegel The Elder | $1,000–$1,500 | |
| Christ Appearing to Mary Magdalene, from The Small Passion | Albrecht Dürer | $700–$900 | |
| Die Schlange, from Eva und die Zukunft | Max Klinger | $1,000–$1,200 | |
| For Gog Magog IV; Nid de Noeds 2 | Wifredo Lam | $600–$800 | |
| Untitled 12 x 12 1/4 in. (30.4 x 31.1 cm) | Julia Thecla | $2,000–$3,000 | |
| Les Bijoux Indiscrets | René Magritte | $600–$800 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurits Cornelis Escher | [no title recorded] | $1,502 | Dorotheum, Apr 2026 | |
| Maurits Cornelis Escher | Drie bollen I (Bool 336) | Christie's, Sep 2006 | ||
| Maurits Cornelis Escher | Sky and water, Woodcut | PASAREL, Sep 2020 | ||
| Maurits Cornelis Escher | Flint, from Emblemata | Bonhams, Mar 2025 | ||
| Maurits Cornelis Escher | Icosaeder | Christie's, Sep 2010 | ||
| Maurits Cornelis Escher | Isocaëder, twenty-sided tin with shells | Christie's, Dec 1998 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | Portrait of Léon Tolstoi, from La Guerre et la Paix | Bonhams, Sep 2024 | ||
| Maurits Cornelis Escher | Palm Tree, pl. VI, from XXIV Emblemata | Bonhams, Jun 2025 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.