The Fourth Day of the Creation

1926

Dating: Exact year
Held at: National Gallery of Art
Medium: woodcut
Dimensions: image: 27.1 x 37.4 cm (10 11/16 x 14 3/4 in.) sheet: 30.6 x 39.7 cm (12 1/16 x 15 5/8 in.)
Collection no.: 1973.65.9
Attribution: By the artist

About this artwork

The Fourth Day of the Creation — M.C. Escher. 1926.

Medium: woodcut.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): image: 27.1 x 37.4 cm (10 11/16 x 14 3/4 in.) sheet: 30.6 x 39.7 cm (12 1/16 x 15 5/8 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1973.65.9. 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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