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Design for writing-paper for Chinese script

1944

M.C. Escher

Associated Names

M.C. Escher

Artist, Dutch, 1898 - 1972

The image shows a view through a Chinese-inspired archway, with detailed brushstrokes depicting a scene of plants, a bird, and clouds. The color palette is soft, with text and patterns on the archway columns. A nightingale perches on a fence adorned with flowers in the foreground, set against a backdrop of clouds and willow branches.

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Artwork overview

Medium

woodcut in brown and ochre, printed from two blocks
Credit Line

Cornelius Van S. Roosevelt Collection
Accession Number

1974.28.18
Catalogue Raisonné

Bool 1981, no. 333

Artwork history & notes

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

Q65574237

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