Circle Limit III

1959

M.C. Escher

Associated Names
M.C. Escher

Artist, Dutch, 1898 - 1972

The image shows multiple identical abstract shapes with sharp, angular lines resembling stylized birds or airplanes. These shapes vary in color, displayed in shades of brown, green, and orange, across two rows. Each shape features a central vertical line that divides the figure. The pointed ends and broad wings evoke the form of birds in flight, while the rounded areas on either side suggest eyes.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    collage of woodcut proofs in four colors

  • Credit Line

    Print Purchase Fund (Rosenwald Collection)

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 33 x 50 cm (13 x 19 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1984.61.10

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bool 1981, no. 434, State (partial proof)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The artist; to the M. C. Escher Foundation, Baarn, The Netherlands, 1968–72. Dr. Ronald H. Cordover, Franklin Lakes, NJ; purchased by exchange, 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.

Inscriptions

on recto extensive notations in black ink about colors and locations; lower right verso in graphite: P300B-x-69

Wikidata ID

Q74065819

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