Female Nude in a Landscape 1920

"Female Nude in a Landscape" (1920), a woodcut by M.C. Escher, is a striking example of the artist's early work. While Escher is best known for his later works exploring mathematical concepts and impossible spaces, this piece features a more traditional landscape setting. The figure, rendered in a stylized, almost geometric form, sits amidst a scene of rolling hills, stylized trees and a distant mountain range. The simplified shapes and stark contrasts of light and dark give the work a strong graphic quality, typical of woodcut prints.