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M.C. Escher

Associated Names
M.C. Escher

Artist, Dutch, 1898 - 1972

The image shows a series of elongated oval shapes with radiating straight lines, forming a complex pattern. The artwork features fish-like forms with bold, striped patterns running along their bodies, fins extending on either side, and circular eyes. The shapes resemble flying fish, creating a repeated and interlocking design. The coloring includes shades of orange, white, and black, enhancing the abstract nature of the scene.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    wood engraving and woodcut in brown-red, olive an d black, printed from three blocks

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 32.07 × 23.18 cm (12 5/8 × 9 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 42.55 × 30.8 cm (16 3/4 × 12 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1964.8.738

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bool 1981, no. 403

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1971

  • The Wit of It, New Orleans Museum of Art (Isaac Delgado Museum), LA, 1971, no. 40.

  • M.C. Escher, Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton, NJ, 1971-1972, no catalogue.

1972

  • "Prints by M. C. Escher", National Gallery of Art Washington, DC, 1972.

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.

Wikidata ID

Q65511123

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