Fish

probably 1955

M.C. Escher

Associated Names
M.C. Escher

Artist, Dutch, 1898 - 1972

The image displays an array of curved lines and shapes arranged in a star pattern. The alternating dark and light sections create an abstract visual effect. The shapes resemble intertwined fish or bird forms. Each form has simple eye-like features. The composition is framed with dense, parallel lines radiating from the central star shape.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on light tan wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Cornelius Van S. Roosevelt Collection

  • Dimensions

    image (hexagon): 8.8 x 7.6 cm (3 7/16 x 3 in.)
    sheet: 11.8 x 11.8 cm (4 5/8 x 4 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1983.109.31

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bool 1981, no. 406

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

across bottom in graphite below image: M.C.Escher (underlined) / eigen druk; upper center in plate: MCE

Wikidata ID

Q74045181

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