Reptile (color test for unidentified print)

1968

M.C. Escher

Associated Names
M.C. Escher

Artist, Dutch, 1898 - 1972

The image contains bold, angular shapes and flowing lines converging in the bottom right corner. An abstract design with an orange background contrasts against white circular and triangular forms. These shapes vaguely resemble a creature or mask with eyes. Handwritten text and color smudges are present on the left.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut in orange

  • Credit Line

    Cornelius Van S. Roosevelt Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (triangular): 14.7 x 13 cm (5 13/16 x 5 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1983.109.13

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bool 1981, undescribed, State (partial proof)

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.

Inscriptions

upper left in black ball-point pen: IV- '68 / (color notes in Escher's hand)

Wikidata ID

Q74045086

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