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Concentric Rinds

1953

M.C. Escher

Associated Names

M.C. Escher

Artist, Dutch, 1898 - 1972

The image displays intersecting lines and shapes forming a complex pattern. It features a large sphere made of smaller shapes and lines, reminiscent of a geometric structure or a futuristic globe. The arrangement suggests a clock or network, creating a complex visual.

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Artwork overview

Medium

wood engraving on beige wove paper
Credit Line

Cornelius Van S. Roosevelt Collection
Accession Number

1974.28.50
Catalogue Raisonné

Bool 1981, no. 387

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1984

Graphic Survey Show, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., February 1984.

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

Q65574314

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