Hand with Reflecting Sphere

1935

Dating: Exact year
Held at: National Gallery of Art
Medium: lithograph
Dimensions: image: 31.7 x 21.3 cm (12 1/2 x 8 3/8 in.) sheet: 42.7 x 31.7 cm (16 13/16 x 12 1/2 in.)
Collection no.: 1964.8.743
Attribution: By the artist

About this artwork

Hand with Reflecting Sphere — M.C. Escher. 1935.

Medium: lithograph.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): image: 31.7 x 21.3 cm (12 1/2 x 8 3/8 in.) sheet: 42.7 x 31.7 cm (16 13/16 x 12 1/2 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1964.8.743. Rosenwald Collection.

Museum holding does not establish current display.

Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.

Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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