M. C. Escher

Born

June 17, 1898

Died

March 27, 1972 (aged 73)

Known as

printmaker, illustrator, postage stamp designer, graphic artist, photographer, draftsperson

Maurits Cornelis Escher was a Dutch graphic artist who made woodcuts, lithographs, and mezzotints, many of which were inspired by mathematics.

Despite wide popular interest, for most of his life Escher was neglected in the art world, even in his native Netherlands. He was 70 before a retrospective exhibition was held. In the late twentieth century, he became more widely appreciated, and in the twenty-first century he has been celebrated in exhibitions around the world.

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