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M.C. Escher

Associated Names
M.C. Escher

Artist, Dutch, 1898 - 1972

The image shows a stylized vase as the largest object with abstract bands and shapes creating textures. The color palette is warm with primarily browns and beiges. The vase is centrally positioned against a rectangular background with a gradient effect. The name "Jacoba Kannewet" is on the left side, and an artist signature is at the bottom right corner.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    linoleum cut in two tones of brown on wove paper, printed from two blocks

  • Credit Line

    Cornelius Van S. Roosevelt Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 21.6 x 15.2 cm (8 1/2 x 6 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1983.109.4

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bool 1981, no. 18

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.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: .MCEscher.; lower right in plate: MCE; upper left in plate: JACOBA- / KANNETJE

Wikidata ID

Q74045006

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