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San Miguel de Allende

M.C Escher

(Dutch, 1898–1972)

waterfall by m.c escher

M.C Escher

Waterfall

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three worlds by m.c escher

M.C Escher

Three Worlds, 1955

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contrast - order and chaos by m.c escher

M.C Escher

Contrast - Order and Chaos, 1950

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grasshopper by m.c escher

M.C Escher

Grasshopper, 1935

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palm tree by m.c escher

M.C Escher

Palm Tree, 1931

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padlock by m.c escher

M.C Escher

Padlock, 1931

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emblemata - balance by m.c escher

M.C Escher

Emblemata - Balance, 1931

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emblemata - squirrel by m.c escher

M.C Escher

Emblemata - Squirrel, 1931

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weather vane by m.c escher

M.C Escher

Weather Vane, 1931

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scholastica (last night) by m.c escher

M.C Escher

Scholastica (Last Night), 1932

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emblemata - cactus by m.c escher

M.C Escher

Emblemata - Cactus, 1931

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(fish & boats) new year's greeting card - 1949 by m.c escher

M.C Escher

(Fish & Boats) New Year's Greeting Card - 1949, 1948

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Biography

Timeline

1898
Born in Leeuwarden, Netherlands
1918 - 1919
Attends Technical College in Delft
1919 - 1922
Studied at the School of Architecture and Ornamental Design in Haarlem
1924
Married Jetta Umiker and settled in Rome until 1935
1972
Died in Hilversum

Exhibitions

2008
M.C. Escher - Gl. Holtegaard, Holte (solo)
M.C. Escher: Rhythm of Illusion - Flint Institute of Arts, Flint, MI (solo)
Approximately Infinite Universe - New Jerseyy, Basel
To Infinity and Beyond: Mathematics in Contemporary Art - Heckscher Museum of Art, Huntington, NY
2007
An Escher Block Party - The Katzen Arts Center at American University, Washington, DC (solo)
M.C. Escher - Rhythm of Illusion - San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA (solo)
2006
Illusion und Wirklichkeit. M.C. Escher - Adolf Luther - Kunsthalle Krems, Krems
2003
Das Endlose Rätsel - Dali und die Magier der Mehrdeutigkeit - Stiftung Museum Kunst Palast, Dusseldorf
Maurits Escher (1889-1972) - The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg (solo)
2002
M.C. Escher - Bunkamura, Tokyo (solo)

Literature

1990
'Visions of Symmetry: Notebooks, Periodic Drawings, and Related Works of M.C. Escher' by Doris Schattschneider
1989
'Escher on Escher: Exploring the Infinite'
1986
'M.C. Escher: Art and Science', edited by H.M.S. Coxeter, R. Penrose and M.L. Teuber
1983
'M.C. Escher, 29 Master Prints'
1981
'Leven en Werk van M.C. Escher' (M.C. Escher. His Life and Complete Graphic Work) by F.H. Bool, J.R. Krist, J.L. Locher and F. Wierda
1979
'Goedel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid' by Douglas Hofstadter
1976
'De Toverspiegel van M.C. Escher' by Bruno Ernst
1971
'De werelden van M.C. Escher' (The World of M.C. Escher)
1965
'Symmetry Aspects of M.C. Escher's Periodic Drawings' by Caroline H. MacGillavry
1959
'Grafiek en tekeningen M.C. Escher' (The Graphic Work of M.C. Escher)
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