Maurits Cornelis Escher
Handwijzer (Signpost)

Handwijzer (Signpost)

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Handwijzer (Signpost)
Handwijzer (Signpost)
CultureDutch
Titles
  • Handwijzer (Signpost)
  • from the series XXIV Emblemata
Date1931, published 1932
MediumWoodcut on wove paper, from the edition of 300
DimensionsSheet: 9 1/16 × 7 13/16 in. (23 × 19.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Michael S. Sachs
Object number2021.406
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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: 24 MAR.80.101
Catalogue raisonnéBool 173, p. 230-231

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