Alberico da Barbiano

1936

M.C. Escher

Artist, Dutch, 1898 - 1972

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite and black crayon on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Barry and Gigi Fitzmorris

  • Dimensions

    overall: 24 x 32 cm (9 7/16 x 12 5/8 in.)

  • Accession

    2004.159.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The artist; to the M. C. Escher Foundation, Baarn, The Netherlands, 1968–72; purchased by Michael Sachs, CT, c. 1980; purchased by Rock J. Walker, New York and San Francisco; purchased by Barry and Gigi Fitzmorris; gift to NGA, 2004.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1980

  • M. C. Escher Archive: Drawings, 106 microfiche, Gemeentemuseum, The Hague and Interdocumentation Company, Zug, Switzerland, 1980: no. 552.

Inscriptions

upper left in crayon: ABERICO DA BARBIANO / NEL PORTO DI MESSINA / TON. 5000 / EQUIP. 600 UOMINI / del 1929 / 6-5-'36; lower right verso in graphite, by later hand: T844-x-1971

Wikidata ID

Q64594529

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