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The "Dioscuro" Pollux

1934

M.C. Escher

Associated Names

M.C. Escher

Artist, Dutch, 1898 - 1972

The sculpture features a figure wearing a draped garment and a helmet, standing next to a horse. The sculpture is monochromatic with shades of beige against a dark background. The figure's hand rests on the horse's mane. The horse stands alert with one leg raised. The sculpture is on a square plinth and is displayed in front of architectural structures with columns and arched windows in the background.

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Artwork overview

Medium

woodcut
Credit Line

Seymour and Iris Schwartz Collection
Accession Number

1978.90.10
Catalogue Raisonné

Bool 1981, no. 256

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

Q65574532

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