Still Life with Mirror
ArtistM. C. Escher
Year1934
Typelithograph
Dimensions39.4 cm × 28.7 cm (15.5 in × 11.3 in)

Still Life with Mirror is a lithograph by the Dutch artist M. C. Escher which was created in 1934.[1] The reflection of the mirror mingles together two completely unrelated spaces and introduces the outside world of the small town narrow street in Abruzzi, Villalago, into internal world of the bedroom.[2] This work of Escher is closely related to his later application of mirror effect in 1937 Still Life and Street.[3] Escher manipulates the scale in different parts of the print to achieve the effect of smooth connection between worlds.[4]

References

  1. ^ Doris Schattschneider; Michele Emmer (19 September 2005). M.C. Escher's Legacy: A Centennial Celebration : Collection of Articles Coming from the M.C. Escher Centennial Conference, Rome, 1998. Springer. p. 219. ISBN 978-3-540-20100-7. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  2. ^ Bruno Ernst (1994). The Magic Mirror of M.C. Escher. Barnes & Noble. pp. 22, 74. ISBN 978-1-56619-770-0. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  3. ^ Norman Rockwell; M. C. Escher; J. C. Locher (1 June 1984). The World of M. C. Escher. Penguin USA. p. 7. ISBN 978-0-451-79959-3. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
  4. ^ Castner, Henry (2013). "The Robinson XI Projection". Cartographic Perspectives. pp. 63–65. Retrieved 19 July 2013.


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