M. C. Escher Artist Spotlight.

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M. C. Escher Artist Spotlight

M. C. Escher Lived 1898-1972 Born in the Netherlands One of the greatest mathematical and graphic artists EVER Known for his impossible buildings, visual illusions and tessellations

M.C. Escher’s Artwork Created works that were considered "impossible constructions." "Impossible constructions" are works that are a type of 2-D figure but are interpreted as a 3-D figure Wood cuts, lithographs, engravings, drawings

Facts: M.C. Escher He was left handed He did not consider himself to be an artist the house that he grew up in is now a museum

Balcony 1945 Lithograph

Eye 1946 Mezzotint, 7th and final stage

Relativity 1953 Lithograph

Belvedere, 1958

Convex and Concave, 1955