Coast of Amalfi 1931

"Coast of Amalfi" is a 1931 woodcut by Dutch graphic artist M.C. Escher. The work depicts a coastal scene in the Amalfi region of Italy, with the focus being on the contrasting light and dark tones. The foreground features a silhouetted tree and foliage, framing a village nestled amidst the dramatic cliffs, all rendered in stark black and white. This piece, created in the midst of Escher’s early artistic development, showcases his evolving mastery of light and shadow and his signature style of intricate detail, which would later become more pronounced in his works like “Relativity” (1953).