Snakes

1969

Dating: Exact year
Held at: National Gallery of Art
Medium: woodcut in orange, green, and black, printed from three blocks
Dimensions: image: 49.8 x 44.1 cm (19 5/8 x 17 3/8 in.) sheet: 55.3 x 47.1 cm (21 3/4 x 18 9/16 in.)
Collection no.: 1982.90.21
Attribution: By the artist

About this artwork

Snakes — M.C. Escher. 1969.

Medium: woodcut in orange, green, and black, printed from three blocks.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): image: 49.8 x 44.1 cm (19 5/8 x 17 3/8 in.) sheet: 55.3 x 47.1 cm (21 3/4 x 18 9/16 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1982.90.21. 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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