Path of Life II

1958

Dating: Exact year
Held at: National Gallery of Art
Medium: woodcut in gray-green and black, printed from two blocks
Dimensions: image: 36.4 x 36.7 cm (14 5/16 x 14 7/16 in.) sheet: 48.8 x 45.1 cm (19 3/16 x 17 3/4 in.)
Collection no.: 1974.28.72
Attribution: By the artist

About this artwork

Path of Life II — M.C. Escher. 1958.

Medium: woodcut in gray-green and black, printed from two blocks.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): image: 36.4 x 36.7 cm (14 5/16 x 14 7/16 in.) sheet: 48.8 x 45.1 cm (19 3/16 x 17 3/4 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1974.28.72. 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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