Tree

1926

M.C. Escher

Associated Names
M.C. Escher

Artist, Dutch, 1898 - 1972

The image is from a slightly elevated vantage point. The horizon is in the upper third of the image, with parallel horizontal lines suggesting a body of water. The style is woodblock print with a stark contrast between black ink and the background. The scene includes tree branches, rocks, and possibly fencing or stylized foliage. A leafless tree with drooping branches forms a canopy in the middle of the composition.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Cornelius Van S. Roosevelt Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 12 x 9.7 cm (4 3/4 x 3 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 14.6 x 14.2 cm (5 3/4 x 5 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1983.109.81

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bool 1981, no. 111

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

Wikidata ID

Q74045481

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