Old Olive Tree, Corsica

1934

Dating: Exact year
Held at: National Gallery of Art
Medium: wood engraving
Dimensions: image: 31.7 x 23.9 cm (12 1/2 x 9 7/16 in.) sheet: 42.2 x 30.6 cm (16 5/8 x 12 1/16 in.)
Collection no.: 1978.90.20
Attribution: By the artist

About this artwork

Old Olive Tree, Corsica — M.C. Escher. 1934.

Medium: wood engraving.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): image: 31.7 x 23.9 cm (12 1/2 x 9 7/16 in.) sheet: 42.2 x 30.6 cm (16 5/8 x 12 1/16 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1978.90.20. Seymour and Iris Schwartz 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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