Waterfall (M. C. Escher)
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| Artist | M. C. Escher |
| Year | 1961 |
| Type | lithograph |
Waterfall is a lithograph print by the Dutch artist M. C. Escher which was first printed in October, 1961. It shows an apparent paradox where water from the base of a waterfall appears to run downhill before reaching the top of the waterfall.
While most two-dimensional artists use relative proportions to create an illusion of depth, Escher here and elsewhere uses conflicting proportions to create a visual paradox. The waterfall has the structure of a Penrose triangle, an impossible object designed by Lionel Penrose and his son Roger Penrose,[1] and (independently) by Oscar Reutersvärd.
References
- ^ Penrose, L. S.; Penrose, R. (1958). "Impossible objects: A special type of visual illusion". 49: 31–33.
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