San Cosimo

1932

M.C. Escher

Associated Names
M.C. Escher

Artist, Dutch, 1898 - 1972

The image depicts a landscape with houses built on a steep cliff. In the background, there are mountains and a cloudy sky. The scene is rendered with a precise, meticulous style, possibly a woodcut or engraving, using a monochromatic palette with strong contrasts between black and white. Whitewashed buildings are seen close to the viewer, with terraced fields and more structures in the distance.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    wood engraving

  • Credit Line

    Seymour and Iris Schwartz Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 28 x 20.9 cm (11 x 8 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 34.3 x 28.5 cm (13 1/2 x 11 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1981.80.20

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bool 1981, no. 206

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

Q74038051

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