Latticuno [Euphorbia dendroides] (recto)

1930

M.C. Escher

Associated Names
M.C. Escher

Artist, Dutch, 1898 - 1972

The image shows a plant with large, elongated leaves tapering down a central stem and delicate blossoms at the top. The color palette is primarily muted grays and blacks on a pale, blue-gray paper background. The largest leaves fan out symmetrically from the stem, while smaller blossoms form an arrangement at the top. The stem curves from bottom left to upper right, with the blossoms off-center to the right. Faint inscriptions in pencil in the lower left provide context to the illustration.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on blue laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Barry and Gigi Fitzmorris

  • Dimensions

    overall: 31.8 x 24.3 cm (12 1/2 x 9 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2004.159.4.a

Associated Artworks

The image shows a group of buildings, with one featuring a dome. The drawing is in a light pencil sketch style with minimal detail. The color palette is mainly blue-gray. Rocks or a cliffside are depicted in the foreground, leading to the buildings in the distance.

City with Rocks (verso)

M.C. Escher

1898

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Barry and Gigi Fitzmorris; gift to NGA, 2004.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1980

  • M. C. Escher Archive: Drawings, 106 microfiche, Gemeentemuseum, The Hague and Interdocumentation Company, Zug, Switzerland, 1980: no. 477.

Inscriptions

center left in graphite: "Latticuno" (in Calabrese) / GERACE / 12-5-30

Watermarks

present but not identified (curlicue design with heart)

Wikidata ID

Q64594527

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