Sea-shells

1949

M.C. Escher

Associated Names
M.C. Escher

Artist, Dutch, 1898 - 1972

The image features three seashells of varying sizes and textures. The color palette consists of shades of brown and cream against a dark background. The first shell is large and ribbed, located in the lower left. The second shell, also ribbed, is in the top right. The smallest shell, smooth and spiraled, is inside a concave shell in the upper left corner.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    mezzotint

  • Credit Line

    Cornelius Van S. Roosevelt Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 16.19 × 11.11 cm (6 3/8 × 4 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 32.39 × 25.4 cm (12 3/4 × 10 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1974.28.36

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bool 1981, no. 362, State i/ii

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1997

  • M.C. Escher: A Centennial Tribute, National Gallery of Art, Washington; San Diego Museum of Art; The Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, 1997-1999.

2000

  • "M.C. Escher", Knoxville Museum of Art, 2000.

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

Q65574280

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