Saturday, December 7, 2024

Small Joy — beloved art

Day 47

Random number; 400

Buy Escher print for house

We so loved the Escher exhibit at the Vero Beach Art Museum in 2023, and the museum gift shop had nothing related to the exhibit for sale (decision by Escher estate they said). So I thought we should finally get something. I looked on Amazon. A few options, mostly his most famous works. I did out a jigsaw puzzle in my cart.

But then I thought, the Escher Foundation (or whoever is in charge of the estate) might have more choices, and would reward his family more directly. And yes, it had many more choices! It was hard to pick only one, but we settled on Puddle. Who knows how long it will take to get here. And then I have to have it framed. But it feels right buying directly from them, shipped from The Netherlands. Even if shipping was 2x the cost of the poster!

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