Sphere Surface with Fish

1958

Dating: Exact year
Held at: National Gallery of Art
Medium: woodcut in gold, black, and dark rust, printed from three blocks
Dimensions: image: 33.9 x 33.9 cm (13 3/8 x 13 3/8 in.) sheet: 42.7 x 38.8 cm (16 13/16 x 15 1/4 in.)
Collection no.: 1964.8.756
Attribution: By the artist

About this artwork

Sphere Surface with Fish — M.C. Escher. 1958.

Medium: woodcut in gold, black, and dark rust, printed from three blocks.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): image: 33.9 x 33.9 cm (13 3/8 x 13 3/8 in.) sheet: 42.7 x 38.8 cm (16 13/16 x 15 1/4 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1964.8.756. 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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