''Hand with Reflecting Sphere'', also known as ''Self-Portrait in Spherical Mirror'', is a
lithograph
Lithography () is a planographic method of printing originally based on the immiscibility of oil and water. The printing is from a stone (lithographic limestone) or a metal plate with a smooth surface. It was invented in 1796 by the German a ...
by
Dutch artist
M. C. Escher, first printed in January 1935. The piece depicts a hand holding a reflective sphere. In the reflection, most of the room around Escher can be seen, and the hand holding the sphere is revealed to be Escher's.
Self-portraits in reflective, spherical surfaces are common in Escher's work, and this image is the most prominent and famous example. In much of his self-portraiture of this type, Escher is in the act of drawing the sphere, whereas in this image he is seated and gazing into it. On the walls there are several framed pictures, one of which appears to be of an
Indonesian shadow puppet.
See also
* ''
Still Life with Spherical Mirror
''Still Life with Spherical Mirror'' is a lithography print by the Dutch artist M. C. Escher first printed in November 1934. It depicts a setting with rounded bottle and a metal sculpture of a bird with a human face seated atop a newspaper and a b ...
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* ''
Three Spheres II''
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Lithography
Sources
*Locher, J.L. (2000). ''The Magic of M. C. Escher''.
Harry N. Abrams, Inc. .
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Works by M. C. Escher
1935 paintings
Self-portraits
Mirrors in art