Program "St. Matthew Passion"

1938

M.C. Escher

Associated Names
M.C. Escher

Artist, Dutch, 1898 - 1972

This is a drawing of a stylized announcement for a performance. The graphic design features bold, monochromatic text with strong, angular lettering and an explosion of rays emanating from the center. The text appears to be in Dutch and references The Netherlands Bach Association performing Johann Sebastian Bach's "St. Matthew Passion." The design uses deep blue ink on a light background within a rectangular frame, capturing a historic and artistic essence reminiscent of early 20th-century European poster art techniques.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut in purple on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Cornelius Van S. Roosevelt Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 15.3 x 10.4 cm (6 x 4 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 24.9 x 16.4 cm (9 13/16 x 6 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1983.109.56

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bool 1981, no. 302

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

lower center in plate: MCE; across top in plate: DE NEDERLANDSCHE / BACHVEREENIGING; across center in plate: MATTAUS ... / ... 1750; across bottom in plate: OP GOEDEN ... / ... NAARDEN

Wikidata ID

Q74045342

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