Convex and Concave

1955

Dating: Exact year
Held at: National Gallery of Art
Medium: lithograph
Dimensions: image: 28.26 × 33.5 cm (11 1/8 × 13 3/16 in.) sheet: 40.32 × 44.45 cm (15 7/8 × 17 1/2 in.)
Collection no.: 1974.28.55
Attribution: By the artist

About this artwork

Convex and Concave — M.C. Escher. 1955.

Medium: lithograph.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): image: 28.26 × 33.5 cm (11 1/8 × 13 3/16 in.) sheet: 40.32 × 44.45 cm (15 7/8 × 17 1/2 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1974.28.55. 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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