Palizzi, Calabria

1930

M.C. Escher

Associated Names
M.C. Escher

Artist, Dutch, 1898 - 1972

The image shows a landscape with a vantage point looking downward at a village on a hill and extending onto a steep, rocky cliff. The horizon is at the upper third of the image, with rolling hills fading into the distance. No distinct structures interrupt the horizon line. The sketch is done in pencil with fine, linear strokes creating texture and depth in the rock formations and village buildings. The color palette is monochrome with shades of gray and black. Trees, buildings, and a rocky cliff with structures on top are depicted in the foreground.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on blue-green laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Arthur G. Rosen

  • Dimensions

    overall: 24.5 x 31.5 cm (9 5/8 x 12 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1984.97.1


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1980

  • M. C. Escher Archive: Drawings, 106 microfiche, Gemeentemuseum, The Hague and Interdocumentation Company, Zug, Switzerland, 1980: no. 444.

Inscriptions

upper right in graphite: PALIZZI / 11-5-'30; lower right verso in graphite, by later hand: T735-X-1971; vertical along left edge verso: 11,50 / 2,50

Watermarks

present but not identified (curlicue design with heart)

Wikidata ID

Q64594512

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