M.C. Escher [1898 - 1972] Lithography, Fac-Similé - 1970 Signed, dated and numbered at the bottom center, MCE - 6 - 38 Sold with its original frame. In near mint condition (see photos) Size: 65 x 55 cm Publisher, G.W. Breughel, reprinter, Uithoorn 75, Holland. Printed in Holland by Van Dooren B.V., Vlaardingen. « Lucht en Water - Sky and Water - Luft und Wasser - Le Ciel et la Mer » : Escher was above all passionate about, literally, the transformation. The transition from one form to another. He invented the morphing prematurely, using a simple pencil. The most striking example is the transformation of the bird into a fish (or the opposite). The subtle graduation of the drawing and the black and white is wonderful, we witness the birth of two shapes generated by each other. Rare