Maurits Cornelis EscherNizozemsko, 1898–1972

Sun and Moon

1948 · Print

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Kde je teď „Sun and Moon“? Sbírka: Národní galerie ve Washingtonu, Washington, D.C. Momentálně není vystaveno. Ověřeno 9. listopadu 2026.

Národní galerie ve Washingtonu

Washington, D.C., Spojené státy americké

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O díle

Sun and Moon is M. C. Escher’s colour woodcut of 1948, represented in Washington by the National Gallery of Art. Birds with outspread wings fit together in a radial pattern against a dark background. Red stripes mark the pale birds. Four blocks supplied the printing colours, which include green and gold alongside red and black.

Podrobnosti

Inventární číslo: 1974.28.34

Co zobrazuje

Bird Geometric

V katalogu

Grafika Dřevořez Poválečné umění 20. století Dutch

Zdroje

Národní galerie ve Washingtonu
Obrázek: Národní galerie ve Washingtonu — © the artist or rights holder

V životě: Maurits Cornelis Escher

Celý životopis

1 February 1944 – 1946
The death of his teacher Mesquita
On 1 February 1944 the Nazis arrested Samuel de Mesquita, who was of Jewish origin, with his family and sent them to Auschwitz; almost at once after arrival — presumably on 11 February — he and his wife were killed in the gas chamber. Escher helped to send his teacher’s works to the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, keeping for himself a single sketch bearing the print of a German boot, and in 1946 organised a memorial exhibition there.
1946–1951
Mezzotint: a brief experiment
In 1946 Escher became interested in intaglio printing, but it took too much time: until 1951 he made no more than seven mezzotint prints and never returned to intaglio, preferring tonal contrast to linear outline. These few works are considered masterpieces of the technique.
1949
Rotterdam: a large exhibition of graphic work
In 1949 Escher and two other artists held a large exhibition of their graphic work in Rotterdam; several works were sold, and the artists explained how they were made — Escher, for instance, said that for “Reptiles” he modelled a small plasticine figure and moved it across a table.
1950
The first solo exhibition in the USA
In 1950 Escher’s first solo exhibition in the USA was held in Washington; sales of his work in America rose sharply — in the mid-1950s he sold 150 prints through a Washington dealer for $2,125. In the 1950s Escher also became a popular public lecturer.

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