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M.C. Escher

Associated Names
M.C. Escher

Artist, Dutch, 1898 - 1972

The sculpture is fan-like with abstract geometric designs and patterns etched into its surface. It is crafted from a brown material resembling wood. The surface has deliberate carvings for texture. A numeral "2" is engraved near the center. There is a small circular cutout in the lower portion. The piece appears to be carefully crafted with intricate details.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    carved woodblock

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Ronald H. Cordover

  • Dimensions

    block (irregular): 45.09 × 45.09 cm (17 3/4 × 17 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1984.60.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bool 1981, no. 434 (woodblock)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dr. Ronald H. Cordover, Franklin Lakes, NJ; Gift to NGA, 1984.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1997

  • M.C. Escher: A Centennial Tribute, National Gallery of Art, Washington; San Diego Museum of Art; The Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, 1997-1999.

2000

  • "M.C. Escher", Knoxville Museum of Art, 2000.

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: woodblock for no. 434.

Inscriptions

center in black ink: 1 [circled]; center verso in black: 1 [circled]; lower center verso in black ink: groen en geel

Wikidata ID

Q63571062

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