Metamorphosis III

1967/1968

M.C. Escher

Associated Names
M.C. Escher

Artist, Dutch, 1898 - 1972

The artwork "Metamorphosis III" features a long rectangular shape filled with an abstract composition of geometric patterns. It transitions from one pattern to another, starting with checkerboard designs and evolving into complex shapes resembling waves and tessellations. The repeated use of triangles, circles, and other polygons creates a flow across the piece. Some sections resemble objects like chess boards and scales, while others show interlocking chains or weaving patterns. The piece uses black, white, and muted colors.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut in black, green and red-brown, printed from thirty-three blocks on six combined sheets, mounted on canvas with hand-coloring

  • Credit Line

    Cornelius Van S. Roosevelt Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 34.5 x 699.6 cm (13 9/16 x 275 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1982.90.20

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bool 1981, no. 446

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.

1990

  • Schattschneider 1990, p.258-262.

Wikidata ID

Q74038866

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