First Day of Creation

Printmaker Maurits Cornelis Escher (Dutch, 1898–1972)

Date1925

Mediumwoodcut

DimensionsImage: 10 7/8 × 14 3/4 in. (27.6 × 37.5 cm)
Sheet: 11 15/16 × 17 7/8 in. (30.3 × 45.4 cm)

ClassificationsPrints

DepartmentPrints

Credit LineAnonymous Gift

Accession Number1977.211

On View

Not on Display

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