Cobwebs

1931

M.C. Escher

Associated Names
M.C. Escher

Artist, Dutch, 1898 - 1972

This is a drawing of an interior scene with a seated figure surrounded by intricate webs and lines. The drawing depicts a dark, confined space interwoven with thick lines and delicate webs. The central focus is on a figure sitting on a chair, illuminated by a small light source they are holding, casting shadows throughout the area. The walls and foreground are detailed with an array of crisscrossing lines. The contrast between light and dark tones heightens the dramatic atmosphere of the piece.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut//poem ("Spinrag") is on same sheet to right of woodcut

  • Credit Line

    Seymour and Iris Schwartz Collection

  • Accession Number

    1981.80.4

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bool 1981, no. 154, State ii/ii

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

Q74037871

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