Rippled Surface by Escher, Signed (1 results)

Edition unknown, signed by the artist in pencil lower left, written "eigen druk, linoleum snede, Rimpoling" lower right. At a symposium in 1986 Escher's oldest son George told the story of how his father came up with the idea for this print. He described how his father always went for a daily walk in the forest near his house in Baarn: "One bright winter day he found himself standing at the edge of a pitch-black pond surrounded by the majestic trees in the forest. As he looked at the quiet pond he became fascinated by the perfect reflection of the moon and the silhouettes of the trees on the still surface of the water. As usual, he bent his head to the side slightly in order to see the reflection from below. Then he turned his back to the pond and bent forward so he could gaze at the water from between his knees. Using his hands to conceal the bottom part of his view so he could no longer see the foreground, it was easy to imagine that he was standing upright and staring at the sky. Here I am with my head down, he mused, grinning to himself. Yet my senses tell me I'm looking upwards! While he stood there a squirrel in one of the trees overhead dropped an acorn into the pond, which shattered the surface of the water. As the pond slowly settled again, his father stood there riveted by what he saw. "How amazing!" he thought. "A few little ripples tell me that I'm looking at a body of water and not at a tree!" This incident in the forest resulted in Rippled surface. However, in order to see the scene as Escher first saw it, the print needs to be rotated 180 degrees." Bool/Kist/Locher/Weird 367. Original linocut in black and grey from two blocks, on light wove paper. Image size: 26 x 32 cm. Sheet size: 30.2 x 37.7 cm. Framed size: 40.2 x 47.7 Excellent condition. Presented in a white wooden frame.