M.C. Escher, his art is enjoyed by millions of people all over the world, as can be seen on the many websites regarding his life and work. He is most famous for his so-called impossible constructions, such as Ascending and Descending, Relativity as well as his Transformation Prints, such as Metamorphosis I, II and III, Sky & Water I or Reptiles.

Maurits Cornelis Escher (1898-1972) is one of the world’s most famous graphic artists. His art is admired by millions of people worldwide, as can be seen by the many websites on the internet. He is born in Leeuwarden as the fourth and youngest son.

This gallery contains much of the work produced by M.C. Escher during his lifetime. Browse one of our collections or search by keyword.

M.C. Escher is famous, world-famous! During the early part of his career, Escher had some exhibitions of his work, the first one in 1923 in Siena, Italy in the “Circolo Artistico Senese”. Later in the Hague, in art gallery “de Zonnebloem”, in Amsterdam, Leiden

Maurits Cornelis Escher (17 June 1898 – 27 March 1972) was a Dutch graphic artist who made woodcuts, lithographs, and mezzotints, many of which were inspired by mathematics.

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Impossible Constructions

Today the M.C. Escher Foundation organizes exhibitions, publishes books and films about the life and work of M.C. Escher. The Foundation has a large collection of original work by M.C. Escher at its diposal and tries to get as many original pieces of art as possible back to the Netherlands.

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M.C. Escher: Visions of Symmetry by D. Schattschneider, New York and London, 2004