Liberation, lithograph, 1955.
“On the uniform-gray surface of an unfurling strip of paper, a development takes place, from bottom to top, simultaneously in shape and contrast. Triangles, barely visible at first, turn into more complicated figures as their mutual color contrast increases. In the center they are completed as white and black birds. From here onwards they free themselves from each other and fly into the world as independent beings. That is why the paper strip on which they were drawn disappears.” ~ M.C. Escher, Grafiek en Tekeningen.
Printed in black and white on 170 gram paper. Paper size : 75 x 34 cm. Image size approx : 30 x 66 cm. Packaged in cardboard tube.
