Maurits Cornelis Escher
Bijenkorf (Beehive)

Bijenkorf (Beehive)

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Bijenkorf (Beehive)
Bijenkorf (Beehive)
CultureDutch
Titles
  • Bijenkorf (Beehive)
  • from the series XXIV Emblemata
Date1931, published 1932
MediumWoodcut on wove paper, from the edition of 300
DimensionsSheet: 9 × 7 13/16 in. (22.9 × 19.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Michael S. Sachs
Object number2021.407
Non exposé

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Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist, 1931; published by [Van Dishoeck, Bussum, Belgium, 1932]; Collection of Michael S. Sachs, by 2021; given to MFAH, 2021
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Verso: inscribed in graphite, bottom left corner: 17 NOV.78.243
Catalogue raisonnéBool 174, p. 230-231

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