Devils

1950

M.C. Escher

Associated Names
M.C. Escher

Artist, Dutch, 1898 - 1972

The image shows elongated shapes and lines forming abstract depictions of creatures resembling lizards or dragons. These creatures are layered and coiled together, with sinuous tails, distinct profiles, and exaggerated limbs and claws. They give the impression of motion and interaction. The arrangement of the figures suggests a playful overlap, like a pile of fantastical creatures engaged in an animated display.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    wood engraving on light tan wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Cornelius Van S. Roosevelt Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 9.7 x 5.9 cm (3 13/16 x 2 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 16.5 x 11.2 cm (6 1/2 x 4 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1983.109.57

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bool 1981, no. 370

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.

1990

  • Schattschneider 1990, p.272.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite below image: M.C.Escher (underlined); lower right in plate: 50 / MCE

Wikidata ID

Q74045345

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