M.C. Escher

Ascending and Descending


Ascending and descending

Ascending and Descending
1960
Lithograph 35x28.5 cm

"A rectangular inner courtyard is bounded by a building that is roofed in by a never-ending stairway. The inhabitants of these living-quarters have the ritual duty to climb those stairs for a few hours each day. It would seem that when they get tired they are allowed to turn about and go downstairs instead of up. Yet both directions, thought not without meaning, are equally useless."

M.C. Escher


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