Four Regular Solids

1961

Dating: Exact year
Held at: National Gallery of Art
Medium: woodcut in black, yellow and red, printed from three blocks
Dimensions: image: 36 x 39 cm (14 3/16 x 15 3/8 in.) sheet: 43.6 x 46.9 cm (17 3/16 x 18 7/16 in.)
Collection no.: 1982.90.11
Attribution: By the artist

About this artwork

Four Regular Solids — M.C. Escher. 1961.

Medium: woodcut in black, yellow and red, printed from three blocks.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): image: 36 x 39 cm (14 3/16 x 15 3/8 in.) sheet: 43.6 x 46.9 cm (17 3/16 x 18 7/16 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1982.90.11. 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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