Circle Limit III

1959

Dating: Exact year
Held at: National Gallery of Art
Medium: woodcut in rust, olive, blue, brown and black, printed from five blocks
Dimensions: image (diameter): 41.5 cm (16 5/16 in.) sheet: 46.8 x 52 cm (18 7/16 x 20 1/2 in.)
Collection no.: 1982.90.7
Attribution: By the artist

About this artwork

Circle Limit III — M.C. Escher. 1959.

Medium: woodcut in rust, olive, blue, brown and black, printed from five blocks.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): image (diameter): 41.5 cm (16 5/16 in.) sheet: 46.8 x 52 cm (18 7/16 x 20 1/2 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1982.90.7. 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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