Horseman

1946

M.C. Escher

Associated Names
M.C. Escher

Artist, Dutch, 1898 - 1972

This print displays a series of repetitive shapes and lines arranged in a continuous loop similar to a flattened horizontal figure eight. These shapes resemble warriors with pointed helmets and armor riding horses. The riders and horses on the top are gray against a light orange background, while the riders and horses on the bottom are light orange against a gray background. Those on the top move to the left while those on the bottom move towards the right, contributing to an optical illusion of movement around the intertwining band. In the center, in between the two thin holes in the figure eight, several rows of the riders and horses are stacked atop one another, showing that they fit together like puzzle pieces.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut in orange, black and gray-green, printed from three blocks

  • Credit Line

    Cornelius Van S. Roosevelt Collection

  • Accession Number

    1974.28.24

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bool 1981, no. 342


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

Q65574265

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