Madonna del Parto, Sutri
M.C. Escher
1927
Medium
white and black crayon on black paper
Dimensions
sheet: 66.5 × 48 cm (26 3/16 × 18 7/8 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Michael Schiffman in honor of Rock J. Walker/Walker Fine Art
Accession Number
2021.98.4
About the Artist
M.C. Escher
Maurits Cornelis Escher (1898-1972) was a Dutch graphic artist renowned for his mathematically-inspired woodcuts, lithographs, and mezzotints featuring impossible constructions, tessellations, and explorations of infinity. Though he considered himself lacking in mathematical ability, Escher's work demonstrates profound intuitive understanding of geometry, symmetry, and spatial paradox. A transform...