Escher's Father, G.A. Escher

1916

Dating: Exact year
Held at: National Gallery of Art
Medium: linoleum cut in purple on wove paper
Dimensions: sheet (trimmed to image (excluding signature tab) lR): 22.5 x 16.4 cm (8 7/8 x 6 7/16 in.)
Collection no.: 1983.109.1
Attribution: By the artist

About this artwork

Escher's Father, G.A. Escher — M.C. Escher. 1916.

Medium: linoleum cut in purple on wove paper.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): sheet (trimmed to image (excluding signature tab) lR): 22.5 x 16.4 cm (8 7/8 x 6 7/16 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1983.109.1. Cornelius Van S. Roosevelt 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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