Alberico da Barbiano
1936
Artist, Dutch, 1898 - 1972

Artwork overview
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Medium
graphite and black crayon on wove paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 24 x 32 cm (9 7/16 x 12 5/8 in.)
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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