XXIV Emblemata dat zijn zinne-beelden

published 1932

A.E. Drijfhout (author) and M.C. Escher

Associated Names
M.C. Escher

Artist, Dutch, 1898 - 1972

A.E. Drijfhout

Author, Dutch, born 1884

This is an image of a book cover. The cover features sharp black spikes bordering the text in the center. The top displays "XXIV Emblemata" and a subtitle "Dat Zijn Zinne-Beelden." The cover mentions "Spreukverzen Van A.E. Drijfhout" and "Houtsneden Van M.C. Escher." The bottom includes the publication year 1932 and the publisher "Door C.A.J Van Dishoeck N.V. Te Bussum."
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    1 vol: ill: 29 woodcuts by Escher, including cover, title page, index, colophon, and bookplate (D.H. Roodhuyzen de Vries-Van Dishoeck).

  • Credit Line

    Seymour and Iris Schwartz Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 17.7 x 13.9 cm (6 15/16 x 5 1/2 in.)
    page size: 23 x 20.1 cm (9 1/16 x 7 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1981.80.5

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bool 1981, nos. 159-186, and 325

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, as Toadstool and Balance (Emblems XVI and XVII) from XXIV Emblemata dat zijn zinne-beelden.

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, nos. 159-186, and 325.

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