John J. A. Murphy

Wrestlers
1931

Black and white lithograph by M.C. Escher featuring a series of interlocking figures that create a tessellated pattern. The figures appear to be human-like creatures with bird-like features, intertwined in a continuous loop. The artwork is highly detailed, with each figure casting a shadow on the others, enhancing the three-dimensional illusion. The print is signed by the artist at the bottom right corner.
Black and white lithograph by M.C. Escher featuring a series of interlocking figures that create a tessellated pattern. The figures appear to be human-like creatures with bird-like features, intertwined in a continuous loop. The artwork is highly detailed, with each figure casting a shadow on the others, enhancing the three-dimensional illusion. The print is signed by the artist at the bottom right corner.

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Date
1931

Classification
Prints

Medium
Woodcut

Dimensions
Sheet: 17 7/8 × 19 13/16in. (45.4 × 50.3 cm) Image: 11 1/8 × 14 1/8in. (28.3 × 35.9 cm)

Accession number
90.43

Edition
Edition possibly | First state and final state

Publication
Published by John J. A. Murphy

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Katherine Schmidt Shubert Purchase Fund

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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John J. A. Murphy
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