Madonna del Parto, Sutri
1927
Artist, Dutch, 1898 - 1972
Artwork overview
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Medium
white and black crayon on black paper
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Credit Line
Gift of Michael Schiffman in honor of Rock J. Walker/Walker Fine Art
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Dimensions
sheet: 66.5 × 48 cm (26 3/16 × 18 7/8 in.)
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Accession
2021.98.4
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
The artist; to the M. C. Escher Foundation, Baarn, The Netherlands, 1968–72; purchased by Michael Sachs, CT, c. 1980; purchased by Rock J. Walker, New York and San Francisco; purchased by Michael Louis Schiffman, Los Angeles, November 1993; gift to NGA, 2021
Associated Names
Bibliography
1980
M. C. Escher Archive: Drawings, 106 microfiche, Gemeentemuseum, The Hague and Interdocumentation Company, Zug, Switzerland, 1980: no. 1667.
Inscriptions
lower left in white crayon: 27-4-'27 / MADONNA DEL / PARTO / SUTRI; lower right verso in graphite, by later hand: T186-x-69; Not signed. Not dated.
Markings
None.
Watermarks
None.