Untitled [Escher tessellations], 2012

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Medium

inlaid wood box in contrasting natural colors of cherry, curly maple, and walnut wood, with lacquer finish

Dimensions

overall: 9.5 × 9.5 × 10 cm (3 3/4 × 3 3/4 × 3 15/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Doris Schattschneider

Accession Number

2021.81.3

Artists / Makers

Kevin D. Lee (artist) American, born 1956

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Inscription

text incised by laser cutter: along bottom interior edge [lizard side]: Box by Kevin Lee. Nov. 2012 / Box by Kevin Lee. Nov. 2012 / Gift for Dr. Doris Schattschneider; along bottom exterior [swan side]: M. C. Escher; along bottom exterior [fish side]: M. C. Escher 1940; along bottom exterior [flying fish side]: M. C. Escher; along bottom exterior [seahorse side]: M. C. Escher 1952

Provenance

The artist; gift to Doris Schattschneider, Bethlehem, PA, 2012; gift to NGA, 2021

Associated Names

Schattschneider, Doris