Circle Limit III

1959

Dating: Exact year
Held at: National Gallery of Art
Medium: woodcut in blue
Dimensions: image (diameter): 44.1 cm (17 3/8 in.) sheet: 47 x 59.5 cm (18 1/2 x 23 7/16 in.)
Collection no.: 1984.61.12
Attribution: By the artist

About this artwork

Circle Limit III — M.C. Escher. 1959.

Medium: woodcut in blue.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): image (diameter): 44.1 cm (17 3/8 in.) sheet: 47 x 59.5 cm (18 1/2 x 23 7/16 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1984.61.12. Print Purchase Fund (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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