Spirals

1953

M.C. Escher

Associated Names
M.C. Escher

Artist, Dutch, 1898 - 1972

This print shows a loop of twisting ribbons with repetitive patterns of diamonds and squares, creating an illusion of three-dimensional movement and depth. The abstract design resembles a woven or braided circle, akin to a complex knot or a Möbius strip, where each segment interlocks with the others. The bands have varying widths, evoking the appearance of woven fabric or intertwined strands. The background is gray.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    wood engraving in black and gray-green, printed from two blocks

  • Credit Line

    Cornelius Van S. Roosevelt Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 27 x 33.2 cm (10 5/8 x 13 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 32.4 x 39.3 cm (12 3/4 x 15 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1974.28.52

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bool 1981, no. 390

  • Copyright

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

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

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.

Wikidata ID

Q65574318

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