Escher’s 1943 lithograph, Reptiles. The composition features a desk cluttered with everyday objects—a book on zoology, a dodecahedron, and a tin of "JOB" rolling papers—centered around a drawing of a tessellated hexagonal grid. In a brilliant display of visual paradox, the flat, interlocking reptiles crawl out of their two-dimensional pattern, transform into fully realized three-dimensional creatures, and circulate across the objects before re-entering the drawing.

The lower-left corner retains Escher’s stylized "MCE" monogram and the date "III-'43," while the bottom margin features the printed credit "M. C. ESCHER Reptiles." This print captures the intricate stippling and tonal depth characteristic of Escher’s mathematical and philosophical approach to art.

Measures 22 x 28 inches, suitable for framing

Fair condition, with some marks to surface and light edge wear

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