M.C. Escher





M.C. Escher

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born
in Leeuwarden, Netherlands
December 13, 1901

died
March 27, 1972

gender
male

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Maurits Cornelis Escher, usually referred to as M. C. Escher, was a Dutch graphic artist. He is known for his often mathematically inspired woodcuts, lithographs and mezzotints. These feature impossible constructions, explorations of infinity, architecture and tessellations.

Maurits Cornelis, or "Mauk" as he came to be nicknamed, was was the youngest son of civil engineer George Arnold Escher and his second wife, Sara Gleichman. He was a sickly child, and was placed in a special school at the age of seven and failed the second grade. In 1903, the family moved to Arnhem where he took carpentry and piano lessons until he was thirteen years old.

From 1903 until 1918 he attended primary and secondary school. Though he excelled at drawing, his gra...more


Average rating: 4.09 · 17,408 ratings · 88 reviews · 26 distinct works · Similar authors
The Graphic Work
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4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 13,080 ratings — published 1960 — 34 editions
The Magic Mirror of M.C. Es...
4.22 of 5 stars 4.22 avg rating — 3,552 ratings — published 1978 — 18 editions
M.C. Escher: 29 Masterworks
4.24 of 5 stars 4.24 avg rating — 511 ratings — published 1983 — 2 editions
Escher On Escher
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 96 ratings — published 1989
The Magic of M. C. Escher
4.18 of 5 stars 4.18 avg rating — 77 ratings — published 2000 — 5 editions
The Pop-Up Book of M. C. Es...
4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 1992
The Infinite World of M.C. ...
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4.22 of 5 stars 4.22 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 1971 — 4 editions
M.C. Escher: Mini Masterpieces
3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1994 — 2 editions
The World Of M. C. Escher
3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 10 ratings
M. C. Escher Book of Boxes
3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1998
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“I don't use drugs, my dreams are frightening enough.”
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“Only those who attempt the absurd...will achieve the impossible. I think ...I think it's in my basement...Let me go upstairs and check.”
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