Art

Unknown edition, signed by the artist in pencil lower left. A dodecahedron has been merged with a glass sphere reflecting broken and disorderly objects, the crystal represents order and discipline and the surrounding objects representing chaos. Escher's work explores the concept of impossible geometry used frequently in fantastical and science fiction literature, from notable early examples such as E. A. Abbott's Flatland (1884) to later works such as those by Jorge Luis Borges in which the "construction of the fourth dimension in their literary creation can find analogy in the magic mirrors of M. C. Escher" (Zeng). Escher's works have likewise provided a visual language for many subsequent illustrations of the weird, including the works of H. P. Lovecraft. Original lithograph on smooth wove paper. Image size: 28 x 28 cm. Sheet size: 31.9 x 31.5 cm. Excellent condition.