Print Gallery (M. C. Escher)

Lithograph Print Gallery by M. C. Escher, 1956

Print Gallery (Dutch: Prentententoonstelling) is a lithograph printed in 1956 by the Dutch artist M. C. Escher. It depicts a man in a gallery viewing a print of a seaport, and among the buildings in the seaport is the very gallery in which he is standing, making use of the Droste effect with visual recursion.[1] The lithograph has attracted discussion in both mathematical and artistic contexts. Escher considered Print Gallery to be among the best of his works.[2]

  1. ^ Merow, Katharine (2013). "Escher and the Droste Effect". Mathematical Association of America. Archived from the original on 2 August 2013.
  2. ^ Locher, J.L. The Magic of M.C. Escher. Harry N. Abrams, p. 133.