Palm Tree

1923

M.C. Escher

Associated Names
M.C. Escher

Artist, Dutch, 1898 - 1972

The image shows a stylized landscape with a central tree featuring long, textured leaves resembling palm fronds. The horizon is low in the composition with vertical lines suggesting grass receding into the distance. The artwork is characterized by intricate linework creating texture and depth in the foliage and landscape. The color palette is monochromatic with black ink on natural toned paper. The ground has dense vertical strokes and abstract, serpent-like forms add movement and detail. The background is minimal, focusing on the central tree and surroundings.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut

  • Credit Line

    Seymour and Iris Schwartz Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 37.5 x 28 cm (14 3/4 x 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1983.110.6

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bool 1981, no. 98

  • Copyright

    All M.C. Escher works © Cordon Art-Baarn-the Netherlands. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

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 plate: MCE; lower right in plate: 7'23

Wikidata ID

Q74045759

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