''Three Worlds'' 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 ...
print by the
Dutch artist
M. C. Escher first printed in December 1955.
''Three Worlds'' depicts a large pool or lake during the autumn or winter months, the title referring to the three visible perspectives in the picture: the surface of the water on which
leaves
A leaf (plural, : leaves) is any of the principal appendages of a vascular plant plant stem, stem, usually borne laterally aboveground and specialized for photosynthesis. Leaves are collectively called foliage, as in "autumn foliage", wh ...
float, the world above the surface, observable by the water's
reflection of a
forest, and the world below the surface, observable in the large
fish swimming just below the water's surface.
Escher also created a picture named ''Two Worlds''.
See also
*''
Puddle''
*
Printmaking
Printmaking is the process of creating artworks by printing, normally on paper, but also on fabric, wood, metal, and other surfaces. "Traditional printmaking" normally covers only the process of creating prints using a hand processed techniq ...
Sources
*Locher, J. L. (2000). ''The Magic of M. C. Escher''.
Harry N. Abrams, Inc. .
External links
Gallery of Eschers images
Works by M. C. Escher
1955 prints
Fish in art
Water in art
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