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Hand with Fir Cone

probably 1921

M.C. Escher

Associated Names

M.C. Escher

Artist, Dutch, 1898 - 1972

The image shows a large hand holding a pine cone against a dark background. The color palette includes black and white, emphasizing the textures and contours of the hand and the pine cone. The hand is detailed with lines and shading, extending from the bottom, while the pine cone is held upright in the upper right of the composition.

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Artwork overview

Medium

woodcut
Credit Line

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

1975.19.8
Catalogue Raisonné

Bool 1981, no. 88
Copyright

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

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

Q65574417

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