Castrovalva

1930

M.C. Escher

Associated Names
M.C. Escher

Artist, Dutch, 1898 - 1972

This print is a high-angle view of a mountainous landscape below thick clouds. It has a monochromatic color palette of black, gray, and white. On the left, a terraced hill with detailed plants is topped by a series of white buildings with several dark windows. A long path carves through the hill. On the right, the valley below is visible, filled with more small buildings. The hilly land is divided into different fields, with long white paths running through them towards more mountains in the distance.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Cornelius Van S. Roosevelt Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 52.7 x 42.1 cm (20 3/4 x 16 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 60.6 x 48.5 cm (23 7/8 x 19 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1973.65.21

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bool 1981, no. 132

  • Copyright

    All M.C. Escher works © Cordon Art-Baarn-the Netherlands. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1987

  • "A Mathematician Views Escher", Payne Gallery, Bethlehem, PA, 1987.

1997

  • M.C. Escher: A Centennial Tribute, National Gallery of Art, Washington; San Diego Museum of Art; The Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, 1997-1999.

2000

  • "M.C. Escher", Knoxville Museum of Art, 2000.

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.

1987

  • Schattschneider 1987, p.26.

Wikidata ID

Q65574099

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