Man with Cuboid

probably 1958

M.C. Escher

Associated Names
M.C. Escher

Artist, Dutch, 1898 - 1972

The image shows intricate lines and geometric shapes with a central cubic form that challenges conventional spatial understanding. The framed arrangement resembles an impossible object, similar to the Penrose triangle. A figure is seated on a wooden bench observing the object closely. The composition is enclosed within a frame, emphasizing the focus on the object and the observer.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    wood engraving on light tan wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Cornelius Van S. Roosevelt Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 6.4 x 6.4 cm (2 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 13.9 x 11.8 cm (5 1/2 x 4 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1983.109.72

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bool 1981, no. 430

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 right in plate: MCE

Wikidata ID

Q74045438

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