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Covered Alley in Atrani

1931

M.C. Escher

Associated Names

M.C. Escher

Artist, Dutch, 1898 - 1972

The image consists of black and white, diagonal and curved lines creating an intricate interplay of light and shadow. It resembles an abstract architectural space with archways and staircases, evoking a mysterious and complex labyrinth or ancient stone structure. The contrasting patterns of dark and light enhance the illusion of depth, leading the viewer's eye through a corridor or hall expanding into different levels and directions.

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Artwork overview

Medium

wood engraving
Credit Line

Print Purchase Fund (Cornelius Van S. Roosevelt Collection)
Dimensions

image: 18.1 × 12.7 cm (7 1/8 × 5 in.)
sheet: 24.13 × 21.59 cm (9 1/2 × 8 1/2 in.)
Accession Number

1975.18.2
Catalogue Raisonné

Bool 1981, no. 150

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2015

The Worlds of M.C. Escher: Nature, Science, and Imagination, North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, 2015.

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.

Inscriptions

lower left, in pencil: MCEscher; lower right, in pencil: handdruk

Wikidata ID

Q65574396

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