House of Stairs

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House of Stairs is a famous 1951 lithograph print by M. C. Escher that depicts an intricate, impossible architectural space filled with interlocking stairways and strange, insect-like creatures.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf artwork
lithograph print
artForm printmaking
artist M. C. Escher NERFINISHED
author M. C. Escher NERFINISHED
color black and white
countryOfOrigin Netherlands
creator M. C. Escher NERFINISHED
dateCreated 1951
depicts architectural space
impossible architecture
insect-like creatures
interlocking stairways
strange creatures
format print
genre impossible object art
mathematical art
hasArtisticStyle black-and-white print
hasArtisticTheme infinity
paradox
perspective
spatial ambiguity
visual illusion
hasCreatorNationality Dutch
hasSubject architecture
fantastical creatures
stairs
inCollection various museum and private collections
influencedBy geometry
mathematics
perspective drawing
isFamousFor Escher’s use of visual paradox
complex spatial construction
depiction of impossible staircases
language none
medium lithography
movement Op art NERFINISHED
Surrealism
notableWorkOf M. C. Escher NERFINISHED
originalWorkLocation Netherlands NERFINISHED
partOf M. C. Escher’s graphic works
printingTechnique lithography
publicationDate 1951
technique lithograph
title House of Stairs NERFINISHED
year 1951

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M. C. Escher notableWork House of Stairs