Maurits Cornelis EscherΟλλανδία, 1898–1972

Drawing Hands

1948 · Print

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M. C. Escher made Drawing Hands in 1948; this lithograph belongs to the National Gallery of Art’s collection in Washington. Each hand draws the other. At the wrists, a few outlines lie flat on the sheet, while the fingers appear to rise out of it. A field of tiny grey dots surrounds the paper within the image.

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Αριθμός καταλόγου: 1974.28.32

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Hand Pencil

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Χαρακτικά Λιθογραφία Μεταπολεμική τέχνη 20ός αιώνας Dutch

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Εθνική Πινακοθήκη της Ουάσιγκτον
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Στη ζωή του καλλιτέχνη: Maurits Cornelis Escher

Όλη η ζωή

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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