Three Worlds (Escher)

Three Worlds is a lithograph print by the Dutch artist M. C. Escher first printed in December 1955.

Three Worlds
Artist	M. C. Escher
Year	1955
Type	lithograph
Dimensions	36.2 cm × 24.7 cm (14.3 in × 9.7 in)

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 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

Sources

• Locher, J. L. (2000). The Magic of M. C. Escher. Harry N. Abrams, Inc. ISBN 0-8109-6720-0.

External links

• Gallery of Eschers images