Rockwell Kent

Nightmare
c. 1940

A black and white lithograph by M. C. Escher titled "Drawing Hands" depicting a three-dimensional representation of a person bending over backwards in a surreal space, with their hands touching the ground and their body arched in a circular form, creating an optical illusion of depth and perspective. The artwork is signed by the artist.

A black and white lithograph by M. C. Escher titled "Drawing Hands" depicting a three-dimensional representation of a person bending over backwards in a surreal space, with their hands touching the ground and their body arched in a circular form, creating an optical illusion of depth and perspective. The artwork is signed by the artist.

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Date
c. 1940

Classification
Prints

Medium
Lithograph

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 14 15/16 × 12 3/4in. (37.9 × 32.4 cm) Image: 10 7/8 × 8in. (27.6 × 20.3 cm)

Accession number
92.125

Edition
Ed. 50

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Print Committee

Rights and reproductions
Rights courtesy of Plattsburgh State Art Museum, State University of New York, USA, Rockwell Kent Collection, Bequest of Sally Kent Gorton. All rights reserved.

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Exhibitions

Modernisms

Aug 29, 2007–Jan 13, 2008

Rockwell Kent
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