Encounter, lithograph, 1944.
“From the gray edges of a back wall, a complicated pattern of white and black human figures develops. Since people who want to live need at least a floor to walk on, one was designed for them, with a circular hole in it, so that, as much of the back wall as possible, remains visible. As a result, they are also forced to walk in a circle and meet each other in the foreground: a white optimist and a black pessimist, who shake hands.” ~ M.C. Escher, Grafiek en Tekeningen.
Printed in black and white on 170 gram paper. Paper size : 65 x 55 cm. Image size approx : 55 x 39,7 cm. Packaged in cardboard tube.
