Circle Limit III

1959

M.C. Escher

Artist, Dutch, 1898 - 1972

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    carved woodblock

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Ronald H. Cordover

  • Dimensions

    block (irregular): 45.09 × 45.09 cm (17 3/4 × 17 3/4 in.)

  • Accession

    1984.60.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bool 1981, no. 434 (woodblock)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dr. Ronald H. Cordover, Franklin Lakes, NJ; Gift to NGA, 1984.

Associated Names

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: woodblock for no. 434.

Inscriptions

lower center verso in black ink: zwart

Wikidata ID

Q63571061

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