''Three Worlds'' is a
lithograph
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print by the
Dutch
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artist
M. C. Escher
Maurits Cornelis Escher (; ; 17 June 1898 – 27 March 1972) was a Dutch graphic artist who made woodcuts, lithography, lithographs, and mezzotints, many of which were Mathematics and art, inspired by mathematics.
Despite wide popular int ...
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 (: leaves) is a principal appendage of the stem of a vascular plant, usually borne laterally above ground and specialized for photosynthesis. Leaves are collectively called foliage, as in "autumn foliage", while the leaves, stem, ...
float, the world above the surface, observable by the water's
reflection Reflection or reflexion may refer to:
Science and technology
* Reflection (physics), a common wave phenomenon
** Specular reflection, mirror-like reflection of waves from a surface
*** Mirror image, a reflection in a mirror or in water
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of a
forest
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, and the world below the surface, observable in the large
fish
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swimming just below the water's surface.
Escher also created a picture named ''Two Worlds''.
See also
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Puddle
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Printmaking
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Sources
*Locher, J. L. (2000). ''The Magic of M. C. Escher''.
Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
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External links
Gallery of Eschers images
Works by M. C. Escher
1955 prints
Fish in art
Water in art
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