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Ascending and Decending

A work made of lithograph on white wove paper.
© The M.C. Escher Company B.V.

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  • A work made of lithograph on white wove paper.

Date:

1960

Artist:

Maurits Cornelis Escher
Dutch, 1898-1972

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Maurits Cornelis Escher

Title

Ascending and Decending

Place

Netherlands (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1960

Medium

Lithograph on white wove paper

Dimensions

Image: 35 × 28.5 cm (13 13/16 × 11 1/4 in.); Sheet: 48 × 39.5 cm (18 15/16 × 15 9/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of the R. J. Frisby Family

Reference Number

1987.199.1

Copyright

© The M.C. Escher Company B.V.

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