m. c. escher 1898-1972. maurits cornelis (m. c.) escher was born in leeurwarden, netherlands in...
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M. C. Escher1898-1972
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• Maurits Cornelis (M. C.) Escher was born in Leeurwarden, Netherlands in 1898.
• Over his lifetime, he made 448 lithographs and woodcuts. He made over 2000 drawings and sketches.
• In secondary school, he was introduced to linoleum cut printmaking.
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• His teachers persuaded him to study architecture in college. However, he soon dropped this and studied graphic art.
• Escher illustrated books, designed tapestries, postage stamps and murals.
• Like Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and Dürer, Escher was left-handed.
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EARLY WORK
Escher’s Father, 1916Linoleum Cut in purple
6” x 8”
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Wild West, 1920Woodcut Print
6” x 14”
Wild West1920 Woodcut. 175mm x 357mm.
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Self Portrait, 1920, Woodcut Print 6” x 7”
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White Cat, 1916, Woodcut Print, 6.5” x 6.5”
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• After finishing school, he traveled extensively through Italy. He met his wife Jetta Umiker and married in 1924.
• They settled in Rome & stayed until 1935.
Jetta Umiker1925 Woodcut.
George Escher1929 Woodcut
14” x 16”
Self Portrait1929 Lithograph
7” x10”
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• M. C. Escher and his wife Jetta had 3 sons: George, Arthur and Jan.
• During these 11 years in Rome, Escher traveled each year through Italy.
• Escher would sketch the Italian landscapes he saw.
• When he returned home, he would turn these sketches into prints.
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M.C. Escher
Castrovalva
21” x 17”
Lithograph
1930
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Inside St. Peter’s1935, Wood Engraving
12” x 9”
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San Gimignano1923 Woodcut. 19” x 11”
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• In 1936, M. C. Escher took a trip to Spain that would forever change his life. While there, he visited the Alhambra (a Muslim mosque).
• The tile work in this building inspired a new phase in his art. He filled notebooks with the tile designs. He became consumed with the patterns of the tile.
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• After this visit, his artwork was divided into two sections: pre-1937 work and post-1937 work.
• The work before 1937 was mostly real images- usually landscapes.
• His work after 1937 became filled with tessellations and art from his imagination.
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View of the Alhambra, Granada, Spain
Built in 889One of Spain’s most popular attractions.
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Views of the Alhambra
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Sea Horse (No. 11)1937-1938
Pencil, Ink, Watercolor
Horse (No. 8)1937-1938
Pencil, Watercolor
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Two Birds (No. 18)1938 India ink, pencil, watercolor.
Lizard (No. 25)1939 India ink, pencil, watercolor.
Bird/ Fish (No. 22)1938 India ink, colored pencil, watercolor.
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• M. C. Escher created hundreds of complex tessellations in his lifetime.
• He developed “morphing” tessellations that started with one object and changed into another.
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Sky and Water I, 1938
Woodcut, 17” x 17”
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Fish and Frogs2” x 3”1942
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Liberation, 1948
7” x 17”
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Metamorphosis I, 19371937 Woodcut printed on 2 sheets
7” x 35”
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Another great influence on Escher’s art is
Surrealism.This painting is the most famous Surrealist painting.
Persistence of Memory, Salvador Dali, 1931
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• After seeing the work of the Surrealists, Escher’s work changed once again.
• His work started with reality and changed into imagination- it became dreamlike.
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Relativity1953, 11” x 11”
Escher’s later work became SURREALISTIC-(dreamlike).
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Reptiles1943, Lithograph, 15” x 13”
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Still Life with Spherical Mirror1934, Lithograph, 12” x 11”
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Drawing Hands1948, Lithograph, 11” x 13”
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• Not only did Escher make mathematical prints, he made over 448 lithographs, woodcuts and over 2000 drawings.
• He kept working until his death in 1972.