A lithograph by M.C. Escher titled *Encounter* depicts a procession of figures emerging from a central vortex, with white and black humanoid forms peeling away from a gray surface and meeting face-to-face in a circular composition. Escher masterfully employs his signature tessellation technique, seamlessly transforming flat, interlocking shapes into three-dimensional figures that appear to come to life as they step off the page. Printed on Holland paper with full margins, this work exemplifies Escher's fascination with duality, metamorphosis, and the tension between positive and negative space.