Escher painter biography

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    The life of Escher

    M.C. Escher was born on 17 June , in Leeuwarden. He’s the third son from the second marriage of George Arnold Escher, to Sara Gleichman. Escher’s father already had two sons from a previous marriage. Maurits Cornelis was named after his mother’s uncle. When he was small, his official name was changed bygd the family to the familiar &#;Maukie&#;, later becoming &#;Mauk&#;, a name that would also be used by his friends.

    Escher’s father was a hydro-mechanical engineer and one of the Dutch &#;Watermen&#; who worked in Japan in the late 19th century at the invitation of the kejsare. After returning to the Netherlands, his father ultimately became, in , Chief Engineer at the Ministry of Water in Leeuwarden. He rented the Princessehof house in Leeuwarden for his family, where he had his office at home.

    Youth

    In , the family moved to Arnhem. Maurits Escher had a happy childhood despite suffering many illnesses. At the age of seven () he spent quite some time alone in a

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    M.C. Escher

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    Synopsis

    Born on June 17, , in Leeuwarden, Netherlands, illustrator M.C. Escher developed a print and engraving style that distinctively played with orientation and space. Influenced by Moorish designs in Spain, works like "Day and Night" featured interlocking forms and transformation on a surreal canvas. Later embraced by both artistic and math/science communities, Escher died on March 27,

    Background

    Maurits Cornelis Escher was born on June 17, , in Leeuwarden, Netherlands, to Sarah and George Escher. The youngest of five brothers, Escher had an ability to visualize distinct spatial patterns from childhood, and, though not faring well in much of his earlier studies, he attended Haarlem's School for Architectural and Decorative Arts.

    There, Escher decided to take up graphic arts under the recommendation of his mentor, Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita. His earlier work included nudes and innovative portraiture captured in woodcuts, linoleum cuts and lit

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    Summary of M.C. Escher

    Escher broke down the boundaries between art and science by combining complicated mathematics with precise draftsmanship and an eye for the unusual. His work is a combination of intricate realism and fantasy. He is most famous for his 'impossible constructions', images which utilize mathematical shapes, architecture, and perspective to create a visual enigma, but he also produced subtle and original work drawing inspiration from the Italian landscape. Most of Escher's art was produced as prints - lithographs or woodcuts and its appearance and subject matter was quite unique at a time when abstract art was the norm.

    Accomplishments

    • Despite not having a formal mathematical training, Escher had an intuitive and nuanced understanding of the discipline. He used geometry to create many of his images and incorporated mathematical forms into others. Additionally, some of his prints provide visual metaphors for abstract concepts particularly that of infinity, the