Fish

1954

M.C. Escher

Associated Names
M.C. Escher

Artist, Dutch, 1898 - 1972

The image shows an intricate arrangement of interlocking shapes and lines forming a symmetrical and complex pattern. The shapes resemble birds with extended wings interwoven in different directions. The black and white color scheme accentuates the contrast and depth of the pattern. Each bird-like form seamlessly blends into the next, creating the impression of a flock of birds in motion.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    wood engraving on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Cornelius Van S. Roosevelt Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 7.5 x 8.2 cm (2 15/16 x 3 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 13 x 12.2 cm (5 1/8 x 4 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1983.109.66

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bool 1981, no. 398

  • Volume Title

    Scrapbook 1: p.84

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

across bottom in graphite below image: M.C.Escher (underlined) / eigen druk; upper center in plate: MCE

Wikidata ID

Q74045391

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