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Seated Female Nude with Flowers

1920/1921

M.C. Escher

Associated Names

M.C. Escher

Artist, Dutch, 1898 - 1972

The image shows a nude woman seated on the ground in a kneeling posture, facing left. She has long, black hair and is surrounded by stylized flowers. The background is dark, creating contrast with the woman and flowers.

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Artwork overview

Medium

woodcut
Credit Line

Print Purchase Fund (Cornelius Van S. Roosevelt Collection)
Accession Number

1975.19.6
Catalogue Raisonné

Bool 1981, no. 55, State ii/ii

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

Q65574405

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