Escher (26)Framed Poster

Escher (26) is a graphic work by MC Escher, built on repeating shapes and careful line. The pattern folds back on itself, so the eye keeps finding new joins between one form and the next. It rewards a slow look.

The framed poster has a simple border that lets the repeating lines do the work. Choose a frame that follows the room, light for a dark wall, dark for a pale one, so the pattern stays the first thing you see. Hang it on a chimney breast in the dining room, slightly above the table line, where daylight from the side keeps the joins crisp.

A framed poster of Escher (26) suits a dining room. From the doorway the repeating shapes read as one calm block, and the frame holds them together.