Circle Limit I

1958

M.C. Escher

Associated Names
M.C. Escher

Artist, Dutch, 1898 - 1972

This print shows a large circle filled with interlocking geometric shapes that fit together like puzzle pieces. The repeated shapes are made of diamonds and lines, and they look almost like birds with round eyes. The bird-like shapes are the largest at the center of the circle, and get smaller and smaller towards the edge, until they become indistinguishable. The effect is like a kaleidoscope or a mandala. The colors of the shapes alternate, with some made of white lines on a black background and others made of black lines on a white background. Outside of the circle is beige paper.
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Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1981

  • Bool, F.H. et al. M.C. Escher: His Life and Complete Graphic Work. Amsterdam: Meulenhoff, 1981; English-language edition, New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1982.

1990

  • Schattschneider 1990, p.316.

Wikidata ID

Q65574379

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