Puddle

1952

M.C. Escher

Associated Names
M.C. Escher

Artist, Dutch, 1898 - 1972

The image shows a view looking up from the base of a ravine or chasm. In the center, there is a patch of sky framed by the earth, with tall pine trees leaning inward from either side. The trees are silhouetted against the sky. The horizon is implied by the line where the sky meets the trees. The image has bold outlines and intricate detailing within the trees and rocks, creating a sense of texture. The color palette consists of earthy tones like browns, tans, and grays, contrasted by the light sky.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color woodcut from three blocks

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Charlotte Loeb

  • Dimensions

    block: 23.9 x 32 cm (9 7/16 x 12 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 29 x 41.1 cm (11 7/16 x 16 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2006.132.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bool 1981, no. 378

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Arthur and Lotje Loeb, Cambridge, MA; gift to NGA, 2006.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2015

  • The Worlds of M.C. Escher: Nature, Science, and Imagination, North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, 2015.

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.

Inscriptions

upper left in block: MCE / II '52; across bottom in graphite: MC Escher voor Arthur & Lotje. Dit prentje is misscheien "gevoeliger" dan vele andere en wil daarom jihn dank mit voor jullie vriendschap mit [not deciphered] 29 XF /64 eigendruck

Wikidata ID

Q76348023

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