Castle in the Air

1928

M.C. Escher

Associated Names
M.C. Escher

Artist, Dutch, 1898 - 1972

This print shows angular, jagged shapes converging to create a floating island with a complex, castle-like structure. The castle is outlined against a dark sky with short white vertical lines, suggesting rainfall. The print is split in half, with the floating castle in the top half and a body of water in the bottom half, depicted using horizontal lines. The floating castle casts a dark shadow on the water's surface, and in that shadow a large turtle emerges, carrying a person on its shell. The person looks upward, their arms raised towards the floating island.”
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut

  • Credit Line

    Cornelius Van S. Roosevelt Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 62.55 × 38.74 cm (24 5/8 × 15 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 73.03 × 49.85 cm (28 3/4 × 19 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1973.65.14

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bool 1981, no. 117

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.

Wikidata ID

Q65574069

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