Bookplate Dr. P.H.M. Travaglino

1940

M.C. Escher

Associated Names
M.C. Escher

Artist, Dutch, 1898 - 1972

The image features a large jug in the center, a glass to the right, and a stack of books and an ashtray with a cigarette to the left. It is in black and white with detailed linework. The jug is centered on a wooden table. The glass is placed slightly behind it to the right, while the books and ashtray with a cigarette are on the left. Text reading "DRAMA TRAVAGLINO" is included in the bottom right corner.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    wood engraving on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Cornelius Van S. Roosevelt Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 6 x 8 cm (2 3/8 x 3 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 7 x 9 cm (2 3/4 x 3 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1983.109.24

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bool 1981, no. 321, State ii/ii

  • Volume Title

    Scrapbook 6: p.1

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 left below image: M.C.Escher (underlined); lower right in plate:MCE; across bottom in plate: EX LIBRIS / DR.P.H.M.TRAVAGLINO

Wikidata ID

Q74045142

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