Christmas card AKU

1955

M.C. Escher

Associated Names
M.C. Escher

Artist, Dutch, 1898 - 1972

This is a drawing of a nude figure holding a cup, depicted in a style reminiscent of optical illusions. The artwork features a kneeling figure with its back facing the viewer, holding a cup aloft in one hand while the other hand gestures outward. The figure and background are rendered in a series of parallel lines that create a sense of motion or vibration, resembling the style of a woodcut or engraving. The lines vary in thickness and spacing, contributing to an illusionary effect that suggests depth and form within a flat space. The style and technique give the drawing a dynamic and almost three-dimensional appearance, emphasizing the human figure in a very abstract and stylized manner.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    wood engraving on light tan wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Cornelius Van S. Roosevelt Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 12.7 x 8.9 cm (5 x 3 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 18.2 x 13.4 cm (7 3/16 x 5 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1983.109.42

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bool 1981, no. 404


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 / 1955 / eigen druk

Wikidata ID

Q74045246

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