Hermann Grid Illusion

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Title Hermann Grid Illusion
Creator Ludimar Hermann
Creator Nationality German
Description The illusion is characterised by "ghostlike" grey blobs perceived at the intersections of a white (or light-colored) grid on a black background. The grey blobs disappear when looking directly at an intersection.
Subject Optical Art
Creation Date 1870 CE
Classes ART 3010: The Language of Color
Source Vision and Art: The Biology of Seeing, by Margaret Livingstone. Abrams, New York, 2002.
Work ID 10985
Rights Digital Image Copyright University of Utah
ARK ark:/87278/s6dr66ch
Setname uu_aah_art
ID 36482
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6dr66ch
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