Double Planetoid
Maurits Cornelis Escher
(Dutch, 1898–1972)
1949
Medium/TechniqueWood engraving, printed from four blocks in green, dark blue, black and white
DimensionsImage: 37.5 cm (14 3/4 in.) diameter
Credit LineGift of Barbara Ketcham Wheaton
Accession number2018.565
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Collections
Provenance1968, incorporated into the M. C. Escher Foundation, Baarn, The Netherlands [see note]; 1981, sold by the M. C. Escher Foundation to Michael S. Sachs, Inc., Westport, CT; 1986, sold by Michael S. Sachs, Inc. to Barbara Wheaton, Lexington, MA; 2018, gift of Barbara Wheaton to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 19, 2018)
NOTE: The artist established the Escher Foundation in 1968. A large part of the original collection was sold in 1981.
NOTE: The artist established the Escher Foundation in 1968. A large part of the original collection was sold in 1981.
Antonio Maria Zanetti I
1723
Unidentified artist, Italian, 16th century
early 16th–mid 16th century
Nicolas Le Sueur
