Still Life with Spherical Mirror

"Still Life with Spherical Mirror" is a lithography by Dutch artist M. C. Escher, first printed in November 1934. This still life depicts a dark background featuring a rounded bottle and a metallic sculpture of a bird with a human face, seated on a newspaper and a book. The bottle’s reflection reveals Escher’s studio and himself sketching, emphasizing his fascination with Surrealism and visual illusion. The composition’s intriguing play on reflection, reality, and imagination exemplifies Escher’s exploration of perspective, making it a compelling example of disorderly yet meticulously crafted still life art.