Bookplate M.C. Escher

1917

M.C. Escher

Associated Names
M.C. Escher

Artist, Dutch, 1898 - 1972

The image features a series of lines and curves forming an abstract design. The design resembles a flamingo with its neck and beak curving and resting upon its body. Set within a rectangular frame, the composition subtly connects to the elegance of a flamingo. The surrounding text is formed in an artistic style and includes the words "Ex Libris" and "M.C. Escher" along with the year "1917." The text harmonizes with the abstract nature of the image, emphasizing a connection to a personal bookplate design.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    linoleum cut on brown wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Cornelius Van S. Roosevelt Collection

  • Dimensions

    block: 10.8 × 7 cm (4 1/4 × 2 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 18.6 x 15.8 cm (7 5/16 x 6 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1983.109.87

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bool 1981, no. 15

  • Volume Title

    Scrapbook 14: p.38

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 right in graphite below image: .M.C.Escher.; upper right in plate :Ex; across center in plate: LIBRIS / M.C.ESCHER; across bottom in plate: 1917

Wikidata ID

Q74045498

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