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Eight Heads, 1922, Woodcut Stamped Print. 131KB
Portrait of the Engineer G. A. Escher (Father of the Artist), 1935, lithograph. 163KB
St. Peter, Rome, 1935, Wood-Engraving. 143KB
Hand with Reflecting Globe, 1935, lithograph. 219KB
Reptiles, 1943, lithograph, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. 180KB
Self-Portrait, detail, 1943, Lithographic Crayon. 98KB
Eye, 1946, mezzotint. 189KB
Drawing Hands, 1948, lithograph. 181KB
Relativity, 1953, lithogra ...
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Maurits Cornelius Escher
1898 - 1972
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Escher, M. C.
Escher, M. C. (Maurits Cornelis ...
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Artist
M.C. Escher
Also known as Maurits Cornelis Escher
Dutch, 1898 - 1972
Works after this artist (3)
Drawing
Atrani, Coast of Amalfi, 1931, 1985.73.1
Caltavuturo in the Madonie Mountains, Sicily, 1932, 1984.96.2
Carruba Tree (Ravello), 1931, 1985.73.2
Circle Limit III, 1959, 1984.61.1
Circle Limit III, 1959, 1984.61.2
Circle Limit III, 1959, 1984.61.3
Circle Limit III, 1959, 1984.61.4
Coast of Amalfi, 1931, 1984.96.3
Corte, 1933, 1984.98.1
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MC Escher
Art by MC Escher
The illusions created by Dutch graphic artist Maurits Cornelis Escher, more often known simply as MC Escher, have challenged mathematicians as well as those who appreciate his images for the graphic technique employed and command of imagery which is at once fantastic and rooted in reality.
Born at Leeuwarden, MC Escher studied at the Technical School of Art, Haarlem from 1919 to 1922, and his early work consisted primarily of Italian inspired landscapes and towns. H ...
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In this section, you will learn about the Dutch artist M. C. Escher and his famous tessellated designs.
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Maurits Cornelis Escher, master artist and creator of tessellations, was born in Leeuwarden, Netherlands in 1898. After an aborted attempt to become an architect, Escher studied graphic art at the School for Architecture and Decorative Arts in Haarlem. Over the years and throughout his trav ...
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