Tower of Babel, woodcut, 1928.
“It was assumed that the different races also emerged during the confusion of tongues; hence some construction workers are white, others black. The work has come to a standstill because they no longer understand each other. Since the quintessence of the drama takes place at the top of the tower under construction, it was shown, as if in a bird’s eye view, from above. This resulted in the need for a strong perspective shift downwards.” ~ M.C. Escher, Grafiek en Tekeningen.
Printed in black and white on 170 gram paper. Paper size : 55 x 65 cm. Image size approx : 32,3 x 52 cm. Packaged in cardboard tube.
