Self-Portrait in a Chair

1920

M.C. Escher

Associated Names
M.C. Escher

Artist, Dutch, 1898 - 1972

The image is a black and white illustration of a person sitting in a relaxed position against a geometric patterned background. The person is dressed in a suit with a tie or an inner shirt, and their facial features are sharply defined. They have short, tousled hair and are leaning back with their right arm supporting their head and their left arm resting on their knee. The left leg is crossed over the right. The background includes framed patterns or artworks, adding depth to the image, and there is heavy use of contrasting lines and shapes throughout.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on tan paper

  • Credit Line

    Cornelius Van S. Roosevelt Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 19.5 x 16.8 cm (7 11/16 x 6 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 23.3 x 19.7 cm (9 3/16 x 7 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1983.109.7

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bool 1981, no. 44

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.

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 right in graphite: M.C.E.

Wikidata ID

Q74045032

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