Plane Filling I

1951

M.C. Escher

Associated Names
M.C. Escher

Artist, Dutch, 1898 - 1972

This print shows interlocking shapes that fit together like puzzle pieces. The shapes include various creatures such as fish, birds, and turtles, as well as human-like figures and fantastical animals with horns, wings, and wide, open mouths. The figures alternate between being drawn with dark lines on a white background, and white lines on a dark background, allowing the edge of one creature to be right up against the edge of another creature. The shapes create a large rectangle with some blank spaces around the edge, with a background of plain beige paper.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    mezzotint

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1964.8.737

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bool 1981, no. 373


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1971

  • M.C. Escher, Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton, NJ, 1971-1972, no catalogue.

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.

Wikidata ID

Q65511122

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