We are delighted to announce that M. C. Escher’s Day and Night 1938 is now formally part of the NGV Collection. This print featured in our popular summer exhibition Escher X nendo | Between Two Worlds, which was experienced by over 290,000 visitors.

Opportunities to acquire Escher’s work are rare, and the addition of Day and Night to the NGV Collection will establish a legacy not only of the exhibition, but also of Escher’s mastery of illusion and composition. It is the first work by the artist to enter a Victorian public collection. The Gallery’s holdings of prints and drawings is one of the great strengths of the NGV Collection and it is significantly enhanced by the addition of this important work.

This significant acquisition was made possible only through the generosity of supporters gratefully acknowledged below.