Fiet van Stolk-Van der Does de Willebois

1918

M.C. Escher

Associated Names
M.C. Escher

Artist, Dutch, 1898 - 1972

The image shows a person's head and shoulders in profile, facing to the right. The facial features are detailed, with a prominent nose and soft, rounded lines. The person's hair is depicted with swirling, abstract lines. The background has vertical stripes, a decorative border, and the text "DOORN 8 AUSGUSTUS 1918" at the bottom. The image is stylized, with a graphic, art nouveau feel and a monochrome color scheme.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    linoleum cut in olive green on light tan wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Cornelius Van S. Roosevelt Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 14.7 x 10.9 cm (5 13/16 x 4 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 16.4 x 11.3 cm (6 7/16 x 4 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1983.109.97

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bool 1981, no. 21, State ii/ii

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: -MCEscher-; across bottom in plate: DOORN.8.AUGUSTUS.1918.MCE

Wikidata ID

Q74045550

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