Maurits Cornelis Escher

Twenty-nine woodcuts and lithographs make use of optical illusions and unusual perspectives and are accompanied by the artist's comments.

29 Masterworks

M.C. Escher

J. W. Vermeulen

This book provides a solid image of Escher as he saw himself--not as an 'artist' but as an artisan, a graphic artist with heart and soul, obsessed by contrasts and possessed by a unique creativity.

Exploring the Infinite

Escher on Escher

ingeleid en toegelicht door de graficus

Grafiek en tekeningen

Flip Bool

All of the more than four hundred and fifty prints made by the popular graphic artist are reproduced and thoroughly discussed in an annotated study of Escher's unique visual exploration of time and space.

Life and Work

J. L. Locher

As beautiful and rigorous as an Escher work itself, this book is the classic study of a great maverick who so memorably linked the world of imagemaking with geometry and paradox. Eschers works, from the great master prints to numerous drawings, are brilliantly arranged to form a cinematic journey of discovery that reveals the magical world of the artists mind, an uncharted realm lush with exotic conceptions and inventions.

The Magic of M.C. Escher

The Infinite World of M.C. Escher

The Graphic Work of M.C. Escher

Collection of articles coming from the M.C.Escher Centennial Conference, Rome 1998

A Centennial Celebration : Collection of Articles Coming from the M.C. Escher Centennial Conference, Rome, 1998

M.C. Escher's Legacy

M.C. Escher (1898-1972) is renowned for his ability to render the visions of his mind's eye. The visions themselves were remarkable: for Escher, the skin of the visible world was nothing more than a piece of cloth that could be cut, folded, shaped, and rearranged in marvelous ways. A superb draftsman, he portrayed these other-worldly transformations of space within the familiar borders of a sheet of paper. The resulting images have become the favorite artworks of viewers around the world.The Magic of M.C. Escher does justice to this original artist's inventions. Escher's works--woodcuts, lithographs, and drawings, accompanied by quotes from the author--are brilliantly arranged to form a cinematic look at his achievements. Here is the magical world of the artist's mind, an uncharted realm full of exotic conceptions and inventions.

The World of M.C. Escher

""Graphic Work"" presents over 80 of Escher's most interesting pictures selected by the artist himself. It includes Escher's commentaries on his work, which make his startling visual effects more easy to interpret. The book also features Escher's own account of his evolution as an artist. An authentic source book of high significance, it offers the best introduction to the fantastic universe of the grand master of illusion.

Maurits Cornelis Escher

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