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M.C. Escher (artist) Dutch, 1898 - 1972 Metamorphosis I, 1937 woodcut, printed on two sheets image: 19.4 x 90.8 cm (7 5/8 x 35 3/4 in.) sheet: 29.3 x 100.6 cm (11 9/16 x 39 5/8 in.) Cornelius Van S. Roosevelt Collection All M.C. Escher works © Cordon Art-Baarn-the Netherlands. Used by permission. All rights reserved. 1974.28.6 Not on View |
Object 12 of 24
Here, the artist's first metamorphosis connects a tower on the Amalfi coast with a Chinese doll. Escher's largest print on this theme, Metamorphosis III of three decades later, measures 23 feet in length. It was commissioned by the central post office in The Hague and was used as a model for a mural in the building's main hall. The final metamorphosis print also includes the Amalfi tower.
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