Drolleries and Demons: Six Centuries of Fantastic Prints

About the exhibition

IBM Gallery presented Drolleries and Demons: Six Centuries of Fantastic Prints in 1965. The title identifies a survey of fantastic imagery in printmaking across six centuries. The documented selection includes religious narratives and imaginary subjects. Exact surviving examples are M.C. Escher’s Eye (1946; mezzotint and drypoint) and Francisco Goya’s Nada (Nothing) (1810/1820; etching, aquatint and lavis with burnishing (proof) on laid paper). The surviving museum histories establish only part of the checklist; exact opening and closing days remain unverified.

Also recorded as: Drolleries and Demons: Six Centuries of 'Fantastic' Prints, IBM Gallery, New York, NY