20.25" x 16.25 (Frame included)

Glass print of “Belvedere” by M.C. Escher, depicting one of his most iconic architectural paradoxes. The image is printed directly onto the glass, rather than on paper, giving the work a distinctive material presence and surface clarity.

The print is set within a simple metal frame. While the image itself remains intact, the backing paper behind the glass shows extensive water staining, formed organically over time. These marks were not intentional, but developed through exposure and chance.

The contrast between Escher’s precise, logical construction and the uncontrolled staining introduces an unintended visual layer. What began as damage now reads as an accidental composition—an abstract counterpart to the artist’s calculated illusion.

This piece is best understood as both a reproduction of a canonical work and an object altered by time, where material change has quietly reshaped its appearance.